Ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee reviewed and loosened its rules about protest on the field of play, but reiterated restrictions on medal podium activism, saying: Don’t.
Perspective: Supreme Court sides with First Amendment freedoms, but questions linger
Significant First Amendment cases involving religion, student speech, assembly and press rights were at the top of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the just-finished 2020-21 term.
Guest Perspective: Al Neuharth Award Honoree Isabel Wilkerson Shares the Power of Narrative Nonfiction
The following is an excerpt of Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson’s remarks on accepting the Freedom Forum’s Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media. Watch the program here.
High School Students Across the Nation Will Participate in 2021 Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference June 21-24
Award-Winning Journalist and Author Isabel Wilkerson Will Receive the 2021 Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media on Monday, June 21
First Five News Extra: Free Expression Awards 2021
The Freedom Forum honored nine champions of free and fearless expression last night at the 2021 Free Expression Awards:
Guest Perspective: Free Expression Award Honoree Gen. Colin L. Powell Defends the First Amendment
Gen. Colin L. Powell will deliver the following remarks at the Freedom Forum’s 2021 Free Expression Awards celebration tonight, April 15, at 7 p.m. Eastern. Powell, former U.S. secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the recipient of the event’s Global Freedom of Expression Leadership Award. His remarks have been […]
Front Page Coverage of President Joseph R. Biden’s Inauguration
Today’s front pages feature images from Inauguration Day ceremonies and quotations from the speech of President Joseph R. Biden, the 46th president of the United States.
Front Page Coverage of President Donald J. Trump’s Second Impeachment
Headlines and images of President Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment dominate today’s front pages.
Meeting this First Amendment moment
Violence, no matter the motive, is not First Amendment protest – period.
Front page coverage of the U.S. Capitol takeover and certification of Joe Biden’s win
Front pages nationwide reported the dramatic news of a mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, to try to overturn the presidential election. View Today’s Front Pages