Jane Fonda is reviving the Hollywood advocacy group to meet the high-stakes challenges to free expression in the Trump era. Jane Fonda accepts her Lifetime Achievement Award at last winter’s Screen ...

Americans celebrated Constitution Day on Wednesday, marking the ratification of the founding document for the nation’s government. To mark the occasion and ahead of the U.S. semiquincentennial, the ...

Impassioned debates over religion and politics took place on the Senate floor Wednesday. What began as a disagreement on ...

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 ...

The First Amendment right to religious freedom was invoked Oct. 1 in the fight over whether Catholic leaders should be able to demolish Holy Cross Catholic Church, the center of Indianapolis' Holy ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

This Trumpian moment recalls the industry's infamous blacklist era. Fittingly, Jane Fonda has resurrected the Committee for the First Amendment. By Chris Yogerst “Any investigation into the political ...

George Emilio Sánchez speaks at the First Amendment Day Rally on December 15, 2025. (all photos Hrag Vartanian/Hyperallergic) A group of cultural leaders, artists, and local politicians gathered today ...

Free speech advocates, lawyers and experts from around the world gathered at Vanderbilt University in Nashville for the Global Free Speech Summit. There was disagreement among some speakers over the ...

The ACLU has filed a brief in support of The New York Times' lawsuit against the Department of Defense, arguing that the new ...