The First Amendment is a mere 45 words. But it's still giving lawmakers and judges fits 227 years after its adoption. The government can't establish religion, but federal, state and municipal ...

An annual survey published by the Freedom Forum shows this year that American's understanding of their First Amendment rights remains low. Even as the First Amendment takes centerstage after the ...

In February 2023, Pete Hegseth and Pam Bondi joined one another to bemoan the state of the First Amendment under the Biden administration. Hegseth called it “scary” that the “First Amendment has ...

As the Trump administration faces backlash over officials’ decisions to target speech with which it disagrees, federal judges have already left a lengthy trail of rulings lambasting the government for ...

The New York Times announced it is suing the Pentagon on First Amendment grounds over a new press policy that led to a slew of news outlets losing their security credentials to be in the building. The ...

Columbia University reached a $200 million deal with the Trump administration in July. The Knight First Amendment Institute was among those concerned that it would hamper the school's autonomy. Though ...

Instead of joining in the intimidation of citizens, Congress could exercise some legislative oversight and at least try to ...