Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Demonstrators protest the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show on Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo by Mario ...

The First Amendment states that the government "shall make no law….abridging the freedom of speech." But one prominent conservative judge, whose name has been mentioned as a potential nominee to the U ...

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 ...

When can a public university punish a student for speech that includes violent references, and that frightens some people, but is not a clear threat? Jane and I unpack two recent court cases, one that ...

It has been a year since the second Trump administration took office, and during this time we have seen increasing challenges to rights and protections that many in the United States have long taken ...

Eugene has already blogged about Stand With Us v. MIT, a recent case in which the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a hostile environment claim against MIT brought on behalf of ...

A federal complaint alleged a first grader in California was punished for giving a "Black Lives Matter" drawing to an African American classmate in 2021. A court ruled in favor of the school district, ...

Court rules not all computer code is protected under First Amendment's free speech shield Gun website loses bid to revive lawsuit over ghost gun code Lawsuit followed New Jersey crackdown on ghost ...

The RTDNA Foundation is using its 2026 First Amendment Awards to spotlight radio’s enduring role in press freedom, honoring both local commercial journalism and public media through recognitions for ...

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like “God Hates the USA/Thank God for 9/11,” ...