The First Amendment Watch is a project sponsored by the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University. The stated mission of the Watch is to document threats to the freedoms of speech, ...

WASHINGTON — American presidents have long tested the bounds of First Amendment protections. From John Adams enforcing the Sedition Act that criminalized critical speech, to Woodrow Wilson suppressing ...

A federal judge ruled that the academics, who are party to a lawsuit alleging U.S. policy singles out noncitizens for ...

CINCINNATI (CN) — Students who refer to all classmates by their biological pronouns — whether they are transgender or not — do not disrupt the learning environment and cannot be forced to use ...

The authors review a recent court decision relating to a Colorado statute impacting social media sites. Protecting children and teens from the potential dangers of excessive screen time has been ...

“Our society continues to debate whether biological pronouns are appropriate or offensive—just as it continues to debate many other issues surrounding transgender rights," Judge Eric Murphy wrote for ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Department of Homeland Security’s tasteless holiday shitposting may have just violated the United States Constitution. The federal agency’s official X account published multiple posts Thursday ...

In my last column, I handed out First Amendment "Awards" for 2025. It was a little tongue-in-cheek and called out some attacks on the First Amendment we observed in 2025. Not every reader enjoyed it.