| Year | Expression | Case |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Displaying a red flag | Stromberg v. California |
| 1943 | Refusing to speak or salute | West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette |
| 1952 | Motion pictures | Joseph Burstyn, Inc. v. Wilson |
| 1960 | Anonymous speech | Talley v. California |
| 1969 | Private possession of obscene material | Stanley v. Georgia |
| 1969 | Wearing armbands | Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District |
| 1970 | Wearing a military uniform in protest theater | Schacht v. United States |
| 1971 | Profanity on clothing | Cohen v. California |
| 1974 | Altering/displaying a modified flag | Spence v. Washington |
| 1974 | Right of a newspaper not to publish | Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo |
| 1976 | Commercial advertising | Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council |
| 1976 | Spending money on political campaigns (contribution limits upheld) | Buckley v. Valeo |
| 1977 | Covering a state motto on a license plate | Wooley v. Maynard |
| 1981 | Live entertainment | Schad v. Borough of Mount Ephraim |
| 1988 | Parody of public figures | Hustler Magazine v. Falwell |
| 1989 | Instrumental music (volume regulation upheld) | Ward v. Rock Against Racism |
| 1989 | Burning a flag | Texas v. Johnson |
| 1991 | Nude dancing (public nudity ban upheld) | Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. |
| 1994 | Residential yard signs | City of Ladue v. Gilleo |
| 1995 | Anonymous pamphleteering | McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission |
| 1995 | Choosing parade participants | Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group of Boston |
| 1997 | Internet speech | Reno v. ACLU |
| 2000 | Expressive association (membership choices) | Boy Scouts of America v. Dale |
| 2003 | Cross burning (absent intent to intimidate) | Virginia v. Black |
| 2010 | Depictions of animal cruelty | United States v. Stevens |
| 2010 | Corporate political spending | Citizens United v. FEC |
| 2011 | Funeral picketing | Snyder v. Phelps |
| 2011 | Video games | Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association |
| 2011 | Sale and dissemination of data | Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. |
| 2012 | False claims of military honors | United States v. Alvarez |
| 2017 | "Disparaging" trademarks | Matal v. Tam |
| 2017 | Access to social media | Packingham v. North Carolina |
| 2023 | Refusing to create expressive products (websites) | 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis |
| Year | Expression | Case |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Posting encryption software online | Junger v. Daley (6th Cir.) |
| 2010 | Tattooing | Anderson v. City of Hermosa Beach (9th Cir.) |