Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The First Amendment

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First Amendment Festival

Union City, Tenn., celebrates the First Amendment at Discovery Park of America

Fox News anchor Bret Baier spoke and country music legends The Gatlin Brothers performed.

Illuminating our Freedoms

Welcome to the new FreedomForum.org!

University of Georgia students talk speech on campus

Getting to the heart of free speech issues college students face every day.

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When it comes to your core freedoms, a sword carves them out while a shield…

For our freedoms, age is just a number

These brave kids harnessed their First Amendment power to make themselves heard, seen and recognized.

The First Amendment and You(th)

For our freedoms, age is just a number

These brave kids harnessed their First Amendment power to make themselves heard, seen and recognized.

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Perspective: The wrongness of letting government tell us to ‘shut up – or else’

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Union City, Tenn., celebrates the First Amendment at Discovery Park of America

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