The First Amendment and the first presidential Thanksgiving proclamation both occurred in the autumn of 1789. George Washington issued a proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer" just ...
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 ...
Within weeks of retaking the White House, President Donald Trump boasted that he had “brought free speech back to America.” But since then, he has tested the limits of the First Amendment time and ...
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 ...
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 ...
A journalist in Nashville who was arrested by immigration officers earlier this month argues that the federal government violated her First Amendment rights by “retaliating” against her reporting on ...
A journalist in Nashville who was arrested by immigration officers earlier this month argues that the federal government violated her First Amendment rights by “retaliating” against her reporting on ...
The National Liberty Museum exhibiting a collection of sports memorabilia. ''In the Arena: Sports and Assembly'' looks as sports gatherings as civic assemblies. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa.