Heckle: To Disconcert with Questions, Challenges, or Gibes.

The article examines the legal aspects of the practice of heckling, particularly whether heckling is protected free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a violation of free speech or both. It also examines the philosophical background of heckling in the works of philosopher John Stuart Mill and the U.S. Supreme Court case In re Kay. The concepts of liberty and political choreography are also discussed.