The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects several fundamental rights, including freedom of the press and free speech. To understand what U.S. adults know about the First Amendment – and press freedom in particular – we asked eight multiple-choice factual questions about what it does and does not protect.

"The First Amendment protects judgments about both what to say and how to say it, including whether individual messages fit together in a specific compilation," the dean of UC Berkeley Law and other

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like "God Hates the U.S./Thank God for 9/11," "America is Doomed" and "Don't Pray for the U.S." No ...

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In a pair of cases heard this month, the Supreme Court has faced collisions between the First Amendment’s right to speech and the unprecedented dangers presented by the internet and social media. The justices must decide whether to give legislatures the ...

In the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, William & Mary News spoke with Timothy Zick, nationally recognized free speech expert and John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship at William & Mary Law School. Zick has been a ...

The Trump administration argued to both the First Circuit and Supreme Court in recent days that its new postal restrictions on election ballots are not electoral regulations at all. They are

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression says the answer depends on whether publicly owned and operated stadiums played a role in his removal.

Given what’s heading our way, we need a capacious view and robust defense of the First Amendment from all quarters. Former president Donald Trump in Milwaukee in 2020. This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important ...