The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is widely hailed as one of the most powerful pieces of legislation ever enacted, protecting core freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, ...

DENVER — When President Donald Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the White House he had “brought free speech back to America.” But ...

A short excerpt from Friday's long decision by Judge Sparkle Sooknanan (D.D.C.) in Media Matters for America v. FTC: Speech on matters of public concern is the heartland of the First Amendment. The ...

The Associated Press heads back to court on Monday as its First Amendment battle with the Trump administration over refusing to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" continues. "This isn't ...

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...

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 ...

Americans can now take over a dozen free, online courses hosted by Arizona State University to learn more about their First Amendment rights, thanks to a new partnership between two nonprofits. The ...

The Freedom Forum is expanding its support of First Amendment journalism. A First Amendment Reporters initiative has expanded to include reporters at The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star and ...

The Associated Press heads back to court on Monday as its First Amendment battle with the Trump administration over refusing to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" continues. "This isn't ...

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 ...

While we write from opposite ends of the political spectrum—one of us is a progressive democrat, the other a staunch conservative—we both agree that corporations were never intended to have as much ...

A group that works on freedom of expression is challenging an Iowa law and trying to keep some books on the shelves in schools. PEN America is working on book bans across the country. They say the law ...