After Decades of Work on Speech and Religious Freedom Cases, Gibson Dunn Formally Launches First Amendment Practice

The firm’s First Amendment and free expression practice group will be co-chaired by Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Katie Townsend ...
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 ...
AZ Central

Few can name the freedoms the First Amendment protects. We must change that | Opinion

The Freedom Forum is expanding its support of First Amendment journalism. A First Amendment Reporters initiative has expanded to include reporters at The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star and ...
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Democrats More Worried Now About First Amendment

After years of Republicans complaining about censorship, Democrats now have more concern about protecting First Amendment rights. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey ...
Tennessean

As free speech debates rage, Americans have low understanding of First Amendment

An annual survey published by the Freedom Forum shows this year that American's understanding of their First Amendment rights remains low. Even as the First Amendment takes centerstage after the ...
USA Today

Press groups push DHS over potential First Amendment violations during LA protests

The California-based First Amendment Coalition, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the Los Angeles Press Club led the letter to DHS. In addition, 27 other press freedom and First Amendment ...
The Indianapolis Star

How local journalism is making First Amendment rights real for readers | Opinion

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...
Aclu.org

What the First Amendment Really Protects

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers. The First Amendment is a ...
USA Today

In religiously diverse NYC, Mamdani has a First Amendment challenge

A New York synagogue hosted an event by a group that supports Jewish people emigrating to Israel, including occupied territories. Protests outside reportedly included the chant "death to the IDF." ...
al.com

Test your Constitutional knowledge: Are these protests protected by the First Amendment?

Did you know the First Amendment protects the right to protest — but not all demonstrations are treated equally? When, where and how people protest can determine whether their actions are legally ...
Tallahassee Democrat

How first Thanksgiving coincided with first step toward religious freedom

The First Amendment and the first presidential Thanksgiving proclamation both occurred in the autumn of 1789. George Washington issued a proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer" just ...