This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. The first night of “Debate 2020” is in the books — and it was one for the books … perhaps a comic book.
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Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor discussion at the heart of national protests
This column expresses the views of Trey Daniel of the Georgia Rights, Responsibility, Respect Project. The announcement of a grand jury’s decision to indict one of the three police officers involved in the shooting death of 26-year-old emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor sparked another wave of protest for justice and racial equality around the nation.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the First Amendment
This column expresses the views of David L. Hudson Jr., First Amendment Fellow of the Freedom Forum. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020), the second woman to ever serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, is best known for her pioneering advocacy against gender discrimination. Much like Thurgood Marshall, Ginsburg was a seasoned Supreme Court advocate before […]
You have a right to speak, assemble, petition — so now, register to vote
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. Today is National Voter Registration Day — an election-year effort since 2012 to encourage all of us to vote.
What a rollicking Constitution Day we just had! Wow!
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. Still got a hangover from too much ale at that Constitution Day holiday gala last Thursday?
Attention police: Stop attacking journalists for doing their jobs
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. Enough is enough — and too much.
At the Supreme Court, Another Step Toward Transparency, But It Has More to Go
This column expresses the views of Tony Mauro, special correspondent for the Freedom Forum. It did not make headlines, but the U.S. Supreme Court recently took a small but important nod toward greater transparency and adherence to the First Amendment.
‘What comes before freedom of speech?’
This column expresses the views of David Callaway of the Georgia Rights, Responsibility, Respect Project. The next time you are with a group of friends or colleagues, ask them this piece of trivia: “What freedoms are all Americans guaranteed by the First Amendment?”
The Right to Peacefully Protest Needs Better Supporters
This column expresses the views of Lata Nott, Freedom Forum fellow. On Friday, Aug. 28, Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana introduced a bill called the “Support Peaceful Protest Act.” Despite the cheery title, its very purpose appears to be to make individuals think twice before attending any sort of protest. If the bill were to […]
1963 ‘March for Jobs and Freedom:’ A lifetime, life-changing moment in time
This column expresses the views of Gene Policinski, senior fellow for the First Amendment, Freedom Forum. The 1963 March on Washington was a once-in-a-lifetime event — and an event for a lifetime.