What is example of protected and unprotected speech?

Answer 1

The Courts have ruled over time that most, but not all, speech is protected by the Court system. The unprotected forms of speech are generally * sedition (presenting a clear threat to overthrow the government), * obscenity (mostly just hard-core or child porn) * "fighting words," (those which incite a hostile reaction) * defamation (slander or libel against a public figure), * some commercial speech (what businesses advertise, etc) (taken from RioSalado Online, POS222 American Constitution)

Answer 2

Unprotected speech is yelling fire when there is no fire. You would be doing more harm than good that, is why it is called unprotected speech. If you yelled fire and there was a fire that would be protected speech because you are trying to protect something.