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June 26, 2026
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Welcomes 2 New Members to Board of Trustees

June 16, 2026
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Celebrates 10 Years of the Free Expression Awards, Announces 2026 Honorees

June 5, 2026
Arizona Republic
Arizona Republic among news outlets honored with First Amendment award

June 3, 2026
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Marks 25 Years of the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference

June 1, 2026
Journalism Funding Partners
Chips Quinn Reporter Fellowship Announces 2026-2027 Class

April 9, 2026
USA Today
T‑Pain, The Killers, Janelle Monáe headline massive First Amendment music festival

April 9, 2026
American Songwriter
The Killers Open Headlining Freely Fest Set With Rousing “Mr. Brightside” Performance, Capping Off Epic Nashville Event

April 9, 2026
The Tennessean
Freely Fest brings T-pain, The Killers, Janelle Monae to Nashville

April 2, 2026
Freedom Forum
Academy Award Winners Ariana DeBose and Bruce Cohen Join FREELY FEST™ as Host and Creative Director

Jan. 22, 2026
Radio Television Digital News Association
RTDNA Foundation announces 2026 First Amendment Award honorees

Dec. 16, 2025
PR Newswire
Freely Fest Reveals Inaugural Lineup Celebrating the Power of Music

Dec. 16, 2025
Billboard
The Killers, T-Pain, Janelle Monaé to Headline Inaugural Freely Fest

Dec. 16, 2025
USA Today
Freely Fest 2026: Lineup, dates, how to get tickets

Oct. 7, 2025
Spectrum News
Controversial comments over Charlie Kirk death continue to ripple in Maine

Oct. 6, 2025
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum’s 1A Fest Returns to The Wharf – Oct. 11

Sept. 25, 2025
1A
The Trump administration’s relationship with the First Amendment

Sept. 25, 2025
The Tennessean
As free speech debates rage, Americans have low understanding of First Amendment

Sept. 25, 2025
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Survey Finds 90% of Americans Believe the First Amendment is Vital, yet Only 1 in 10 Can Name All Five Freedoms

Sept. 14, 2025
NOTUS
The Crackdown on Speech After Charlie Kirk’s Death Is Alarming First Amendment Groups

Aug. 25, 2025
USA TODAY
Is flag burning protected speech? What to know about Trump's order

Aug. 25, 2025
Poynter
Most Americans can’t name their First Amendment rights. A new course wants to change that.

Aug. 25, 2025
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum and NEWSWELL at Arizona State University Launch First Amendment Academy

July 22, 2025
Axios
Trump's media and defamation lawsuits this year tie record

July 19, 2025
KBTX
KAMU addresses elimination of federal public media funding

July 16, 2025
Chief Influencer
Skimmers, Swimmers & Divers: How to Reach All Americans with Jan Neuharth

July 14, 2025
Mississippi Today
Coast judge upholds secrecy in politically charged case. Media appeals ruling.

July 7, 2025
Hawaii Public Radio
McKinley student earns spot at prestigious journalism conference | Hawai'i Public Radio

July 4, 2025
Delaware News Journal
National Constitution Center offers a closer look at First Amendment

June 18, 2025
Journalism Funding Partners
Chips Quinn Reporter Fellowship Announces 2025-2026 Class

June 11, 2025
Livingston Daily
Brighton’s school newspaper was gone by the time Ari Hickman arrived. So, she revived it.

June 10, 2025
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Announces Honorees for Ninth Annual Free Expression Awards

June 5, 2025
Under the Desk News
AI and 1A - What Speech Gets Censored

June 3, 2025
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Announces Scholars and Speakers for 2025 Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference

June 2, 2025
Arizona Republic
The First Amendment’s 5 freedoms to be focus of Arizona Republic reporter’s work

March 24, 2025
Axios
Supreme Court turns down case seeking to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan

Feb. 28, 2025
AP News
What 'viewpoint discrimination' could mean in AP's White House lawsuit

Feb. 25, 2025
Barron’s
Process is the Punishment: The Rise of SLAPP Suits in the US

Feb. 22, 2025
Christian Science Monitor
A gulf widens between Trump and the press, with high stakes for free speech

Feb. 11, 2025
Brit + Co
Justin Baldoni's "Unnecessary" Website Against Blake Lively Could "Backfire," According To A Lawyer

Feb. 10, 2024
Forbes
This Is How Justin Baldoni’s Website About Lawsuit Against Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds Could ‘Backfire On Him’: First Amendment Lawyer

Feb. 10, 2024
Miami Herald
Does Trump’s anti-Christian bias executive order favor one religion? What experts say

Feb. 8, 2024
Axios
Trump's defamation and media litigation spikes

Nov. 19, 2024
CNN
Texas Bluebonnet curriculum: Officials signal support for adding Bible lessons for K-5 classes

Oct. 29, 2024
Christian Post
Kamala Harris pledges ‘consensus,' calls Trump 'petty tyrant' | Politics

Oct. 22, 2024
Editor & Publisher
Freedom Forum launches multichannel advertising campaign: “Brought to you by the First Amendment” | Editor and Publisher

Oct. 21, 2024
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Launches Multichannel Advertising Campaign: “Brought to You by the First Amendment”

Oct. 16, 2024
The Hill
The First Amendment is under attack

Oct. 8, 2024
GZERO Media
South Korea banned deepfakes. Is that a realistic solution for the US?

Sept. 27, 2024
Christian Post
Nearly half of Americans see Trump as 'threat' to First Amendment | Politics

Sept. 26, 2024
The Hill
Dwindling support for First Amendment, survey finds (thehill.com)

Sept. 25, 2024
USA Today
Americans' support for First Amendment is dropping, new survey finds

Sept. 25, 2024
NPR
The Freedom Forum report on the First Amendment

Sept. 25, 2024
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Announces Publication of “The First Amendment in the 21st Century: From the Village Green to the Village Screen”

Sept. 25, 2024
Freedom Forum
Freedom Forum Releases 2024 “Where America Stands” Survey, Polling Americans’ Knowledge and Attitudes on Key First Amendment Issues

Sept.12, 2024
Freedom Forum
“The Daily Show” Contributor Dulcé Sloan to Headline Freedom Forum’s “1A Fest 2024” – Sept. 28 at The Wharf