First Amendment experts warn that efforts by the Trump administration to punish critics could risk free speech in 2026.

The law makes a few exceptions to its protection of free speech -- not liking what you hear isn't one of them.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s (FIRE) director of research Ryne Weiss says that “there is a lot that ...

A Nashua woman won a second free speech lawsuit this year. An appeals court ruled the city of Nashua violated her First Amendment rights by refusing to fly politically divisive flags on the city’s ...

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

Courts thus far have come to different conclusions about whether such policies are constitutional, which could pave the way for a Supreme Court case.

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.

The Supreme Court justice said in the U.K., contrary opinions "are not being tolerated, and they’re even being criminalized." ...

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 Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yet, the First Amendment has not always been potent enough to protect the right to ...

“Free speech isn’t just saying what you want to say; it’s also hearing what you don’t want to hear.” The line has been attributed to many people over the years — most recently by friends of the late ...