Pat stands in front of Rooster's Round-Up Café, shouting "fighting words" that are likely to incite Rooster's patrons to respond violently. The First Amendment protects such speech
A) all of the time.
B) none of the time.
C) only if it is noncommercial.
D) only if it is symbolic.

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The First Amendment does not protect speech that is likely to incite imminent lawless action, such as Pat's "fighting words" that could incite violence. This exception was established in the landmark Supreme Court case Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942). Therefore, Pat's speech in front of Rooster's Round-Up Café is not protected under the First Amendment.

Pat Stands in Front of Rooster's Round-Up Café, Shouting "Fighting