The father of a high school basketball player from Troy, N.Y., banned from school athletic events, had his First Amendment claim continue as a federal appeals court panel ruled that school officials were not entitled to qualified immunity.
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‘Be nice’ is not needed during crisis — but a free press is
“Be nice” — two words not found anywhere among the 45 words of the First Amendment.
High Court Will Examine Debt Collection Exemption in Telephone Privacy Law
Does a federal law that generally bans automated debt-collection calls to cell phones — unless the call is made to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States — violate the First Amendment?
The Two Big G’s – God and Government
In times of crisis, many people of faith turn to the “big two Gs” — God and government. Depending on one’s theological beliefs, one or both of these will or may come to their rescue.
Supreme Court Will Examine Constitutionality of Delaware Provision that Limits Supreme Court Judges to Two Major Political Parties
“First, three of the five justices of the Supreme Court in office at the same time, shall be of one major political party, and two of said justices shall be of the other major political party.” So reads a part of Article IV, Section 3 of the Delaware Constitution.
Can Religious Freedom Survive COVID-19?
As a child, I attended weekend classes at our local synagogue to learn about Judaism. I remember one lesson above all from those years: past Jewish experience of pogroms and the Holocaust demands that Jews speak out against authoritarianism in the present and future.
Federal Lawsuit Challenges New York Bans on Social Media Access for Sex Offenders
New York laws banning internet and social media access for all sex offenders — even those who never used the internet or social media to commit a sex offense — violates the First Amendment, says a new lawsuit filed by five individuals in Jones v. Stanford.
Learn from home with the Freedom Forum
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Freedom Forum has postponed or canceled all upcoming in person public events, but we remain focused on educating Americans about their First Amendment rights and the importance of being an informed news consumer.
Why did the Supreme Court postpone oral arguments?
The U.S. Supreme Court took a drastic step on March 16, postponing its oral arguments scheduled for the next two weeks “in keeping with public health precautions” responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Guess what’s back, with real value: Daily press briefings
Guess what’s back in favor: The recently maligned-by-some institution — the daily White House press briefing.