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For These 5 Americans, the First Amendment Is an Everyday Essential
The First Amendment isn’t just lofty language.
4 key First Amendment cases to watch this Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court’s October 2021 term, which officially began on the first Monday of the month, promises to be an eventful one for those concerned about the First Amendment and its freedoms. The court will hear cases involving: A man on death row asserting a violation of his religious liberty rights; A dispute over whether […]
4 First Amendment ‘Where America Stands’ findings that surprised experts (and 3 that didn’t)
The Freedom Forum’s newly released “The First Amendment: Where America Stands” survey gives a deep and detailed picture of Americans’ knowledge of and attitudes about the five freedoms the amendment protects. Their views are as diverse and divided as our country itself.
Survey says we like our First Amendment rights – whatever they are
Americans deeply value their First Amendment rights to freely worship and to freely voice their views, but we are deeply divided on how to apply and regulate those freedoms, a newly released survey discloses.
Perspective: No, it’s not a crime to write “F*** Biden” — it’s F*** Speech
There’s a story firing around the web today — and getting a major amount of news media attention — that shouting or writing “F*** Biden” is “not just dangerous … but such threats may be criminal, too.”
Perspective: First Amendment Day is a reminder we get to have a say
Sept. 17 is Constitution Day and Sept. 25 is First Amendment Day.
Perspective: In furor over new Texas law, don’t forget the First Amendment
The white-hot battle over Texas’s new law restricting abortion generally is not seen as including First Amendment concerns — but it does and should.
Perspective: Restricting Speech in the Name of Safety, from Panic to Pandemic
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 occurred on a Tuesday. By the end of that week, we saw the beginnings of restrictions on First Amendment rights that extended for decades, all in the name of national security. As we endure another national crisis in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic, are we seeing a […]
Perspective: On 9/11, Journalists Ran Toward Danger
Legendary NBC anchor Tom Brokaw had just returned to work on Sept. 11, 2001, after taking the summer off. A friend asked how it was to be back in the saddle.