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Discover how the First Amendment safeguards speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition freedoms in the U.S. Explore its significance and key Supreme Court cases.

Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor ...

In addition to guaranteeing freedom of speech and religion, the First Amendment prohibits government action "abridging freedom... of the press." As President Ronald Reagan declared, "There is no more ...

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Within weeks of retaking the White House, President Donald Trump boasted that he had “brought free speech back to America.” ...

A host of press freedom and civil rights organizations are warning the Department of Homeland Security that federal officers “may have violated the First Amendment rights” of journalists covering ...

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 ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — With free speech under attack across the country, Nicki Wilson spotlighted it at the Triplex Cinema. And who better to discuss it than acclaimed First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams?

The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech." But one prominent conservative ...

Trump claims public broadcasting exhibits liberal bias and spreads "woke" propaganda. PBS and NPR have filed lawsuits arguing the president lacks the authority to defund them and that his actions ...

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 ...