Each May, graduation ceremonies are an exciting opportunity to celebrate the hard work of your friends, family and fellow students, and some people may feel moved to honor the occasion […]
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Perspective: Does the First Amendment protect a right to protest at Supreme Court justices’ homes?
A leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that looks like it will overturn the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has […]
How a 40-Year-Old Supreme Court Ruling May Quash the Book Banning Wave
Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr. issued an opinion 40 years ago asserting that under the First Amendment, “Local school boards may not remove books from school library shelves simply […]
Seeking clarity on prayer at school
The First Amendment protects the rights to speak and pray. It gets more complicated when that expression is in government spaces or by government officials. This raises tough questions the […]
Perspective: The Roe v. Wade Leak Shows the Benefit of a Free Press
Well, at least, we know: Roe v. Wade, which has protected abortion rights in the U.S since 1973, seems likely to be overturned.
Perspective: Government speech doctrine is a dangerous path toward censorship
The First Amendment protects our rights to speak and pray. It gets more complicated when that expression is in government spaces or by government officials. This raises tough questions the […]
Alberto Ibargüen: A Vision to Reinvent Local News
This month, we’re exploring the impact of the 2022 Free Expression Award honorees, including Alberto Ibargüen, president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, who will […]
Six people using First Amendment freedoms to make this a better nation – examples to us all
The 2022 Free Expression Awards took place on April 28 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C. and streamed live online. Watch the program here.
How Stop AAPI Hate inspired and empowered action
This month, we’re exploring the impact of the 2022 Free Expression Awards honorees, including the founders of Stop AAPI Hate: San Francisco State University Professor Russell Jeung and advocacy group […]
Eric Treene: Upholding religious freedom for all
This month, we’re exploring the impact of the 2022 Free Expression Awards honorees, including Eric Treene, former special counsel for religious discrimination in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. […]
