Discover how the First Amendment safeguards speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition freedoms in the U.S. Explore its significance and key Supreme Court cases.

While working at one of our sister newspapers years ago, I was excited to be sent to Virginia on an American Press Institute fellowship. One of the best parts of my stay there was my introduction to ...

In 1791, when Congressman James Madison was drafting the first 10 amendments to the Constitution — which would become known as the Bill of Rights — he insisted that the most prominent amendment among ...

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers. The First Amendment is a ...

The First Amendment protects citizens from government censorship, not from actions by private companies or individuals. Social media platforms like X and Facebook can legally remove posts or ban users ...

The United States attorney general is the nation’s chief law enforcement officer and legal counsel for the executive branch. One would think that anyone serving in that office would have at least a ...

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 ...