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So, you've been fired from your reality TV show...
                 
 
 
 Is the government imposing censoring or imposing sanctions on your (potentially symbolic) speech?
 
 




YES

NO


Your 1st Amendment Rights aren't being abridged.
NO
 Is the speech protected? (Is it not obscenity, inciting imminent lawless activity, fighting words, libeling a private person, or "fire in a crowded theater?"
 
 Your 1st Amendment Rights aren't being abridged.
 



YES





Your 1st Amendment Rights aren't being abridged.
YES
 Is the government regulation aimed at regulating conduct rather than speech? Can the government claim a compelling interest that outweighs your free speech right?
 
 No, not even a little bit.
 



NO





 
 Congratulations! Your 1st Amendment Rights might actually be being abridged!
 
 Shut up, Sarah Palin.