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: 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: 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.
Perspective: Protect assembly and petition by preserving listening at public meetings
Two of the least-known freedoms protected by the First Amendment — the rights of assembly and petition — are being tested in today’s rancorous, confrontational social atmospherics.
Perspective: Some First Amendment Back-to-School Advice
What can public school students say and do when it comes to expressing themselves in school this year?
Perspective: Can the First Amendment Protect Educators from Being Fired for Teaching About Race?
Officials in more than 25 states have in the past year introduced or enacted measures to penalize the teaching of racial issues in ways that might be divisive in public schools.
Perspective: College students, First Amendment values are key to your university experience
Welcome back to school, college students. Embracing your First Amendment freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition while you’re there will enhance:
Perspective: Public schools need constitutional and religious literacy
When the starting tackle at McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, showed up at practice one Monday this May, he didn’t realize how bad his week was about to get.
Perspective: Protect voting like we protect free speech
The First Amendment protects many activities related to voting — expressing political views near polling stations, signing petitions to put initiatives on a ballot, receiving news coverage on the various candidates. But it stops short of protecting voting itself. The right to express ourselves freely is far more protected under the law than the right […]