The Republic

First Amendment rights and whether you really should say that

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting; the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press; or the right of the ...
Poynter

Most Americans can’t name their First Amendment rights. A new course wants to change that.

Americans can now take over a dozen free, online courses hosted by Arizona State University to learn more about their First Amendment rights, thanks to a new partnership between two nonprofits. The initiative, dubbed the First Amendment Academy, includes ...
Newsweek

Former FCC Chairs: In the Name of the First Amendment, Trump’s FCC Attacks Its Principles | Opinion

As former chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)—one appointed by a Democrat, the other by a Republican—we have seen firsthand how the agency operates when it is guided by its mission to uphold the public interest. But in just over two ...
The Daily Northwestern

FIRE discusses First Amendment rights, need for civil discourse on college campuses

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression educated roughly a dozen students and faculty about their First Amendment rights and civil discourse on college campuses at a Thursday event. FIRE is a non-partisan nonprofit organization founded in 1999 ...
NPR

NPR has made a "very substantial showing" in its effort to protect the First Amendment rights of the public media system, says federal judge

October 30, 2025; Washington, D.C. — Today NPR marked a significant milestone in our case to protect First Amendment rights for the public media system. The court hearing our challenge to the Trump Administration's Executive Order 14290 — which ...
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‘It has limits’: Here’s how far your First Amendment rights go

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Freedom of speech. It’s the first guarantee in the United States Bill of Rights. Yet, in the week following the assassination of conservative activist and Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk, comments online have cost people ...

Supreme Court may revive First Amendment suit from sidewalk preacher who shouted at concertgoers

After years of shouting on a sidewalk, street preacher Gabriel Olivier managed to make his case to the Supreme Court without raising his voice, holding a sign or calling anyone a “sissy.”
Tallahassee Democrat

Do First Amendment rights apply in school libraries? A federal judge said no

A Florida federal judge ruled that a school district's removal of an LGBTQ+ book did not violate First Amendment rights. The judge stated that school libraries are not public forums and curating books is not a violation of free speech. The authors of the ...
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