A new survey shows we like using our First Amendment freedoms – but also raises questions about whether we understand or accept how they work.
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High School Students Across the Nation will Participate in 2022 Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference June 20-23
From June 20-23, 2022, the Freedom Forum will host some of the nation’s leading high school student journalists at the 2022 Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference. As a […]
5 anniversaries this June that defined our First Amendment rights
June, when the Supreme Court wraps up its term each year, is often a big month for rulings with significant impact. Here are five times the court’s June rulings defined […]
How the First Amendment Protects Anonymous Speech Online
One of the first things we do when we sign up for a new website or platform online is to pick a name – a username, screen name or handle […]
Perspective: Post-Roe predictions for religious freedom
Abortion is an issue at the center of America’s raging culture wars, and with the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion curtailing abortion rights, the stakes just got even […]
First Amendment Facts: Graduation ceremonies, prayer and religious freedom
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 […]
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.
