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The First Amendment

[Essay]I remember digging through my father’s WWII footlocker, where he had mementos from his time in the service. In it were copies of the VE and VJ Day editions of Stars and Stri...

ABC's First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC

From today's Complaint in ABC, Inc. v. FCC (D.D.C.): Government censorship is deeply un-American. That fundamental principle predates the Republic,… The post ABC's First Amendment...

Religious Freedom Was America's First Freedom--and Still Is

The New York Times reported the following about a new piece of legislation known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993: "President Clinton today signed into law legislat...

Does the Press Understand the First Amendment?

The corporate "news" media is caterwauling because President Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. He first announced the ban on Friday, and it became eff...

Coalition urges care for freedom of religion and speech

Freedom of religion and freedom of speech are deeply interwoven, and a threat to one is a danger to the other, representatives from more than 20 faith and civil rights organization...

First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-Based Deportation of Noncitizens, Court Rules

Some short excerpts from the >35K-word decision by Judge Noël Wise (N.D. Cal.) in Stanford Daily Pub. Corp. v. Rubio:… The post First Amendment Broadly Protects Against Speech-B...

Warning Notice to Man Who Sent Critical E-Mail to ICE Acting Director Likely Violated First Amendment

An excerpt from the longish opinion today by Judge Rudolph Contreras (D.D.C.) in Streever v. Mullin: Americans have long voiced… The post Warning Notice to Man Who Sent Critical E-...

The First Amendment Does Not Belong Only to the Beloved

Some constitutional victories arrive with trumpets. Others arrive quietly in a case the press has decided not to love, for a journalist many would rather not defend. Democracy Part...

Vanity plates protected under First Amendment

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Virginia vanity plates are private speech protected under the First Amendment, not government speech. The post Vanity plates protec...

Letter: Vote to protect freedoms

How do you celebrate the 235th birthday of the First Amendment? If you’re our president, you kick it in the teeth. Sept. 17 was Constitution Day, marking the signing of the Bill of...

Is ‘First Amendment auditing’ legal?

Media attorney: Trump’s ban is violation of First Amendment rights

WASHINGTON — An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White Hous...

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Second Circuit Says You Have a First Amendment Right to Film Police in Public

A federal appeals court has now made it clear that the First Amendment protects people who record publicly visible portions of a police station while standing on a public sidewalk....

The Argument We Forgot How to Have

The First Amendment is 45 words long, and for most of American history nobody was entirely sure what they meant. The Supreme Court did not squarely apply the Free Speech Clause aga...

LETTER: Trump and the First Amendment

President seems confused over free speech.

Appeals court rules First Amendment applies to recording police activity in public

Appeals court rules First Amendment applies to recording police activity in public

The First Amendment Doesn’t Care If Trump Gets Bad Press

Why the president’s attempt to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico is doomed to fail.

Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn't Violate First Amendment

From 1 Community Compact v. City of Fresno, decided Friday by California Court of Appeal Justice Jennifer Detjen, joined by… The post Renaming Streets "Cesar Chavez Boulevard" Didn...

CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue over denied White House access, citing First Amendment

CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the conte...

FA with "FAFO" and FO

A short excerpt from the long opinion in Barlow v. Dep't of Navy, decided Sept. 11 by Merit Systems Protection… The post FA with "FAFO" and FO appeared first on Reason Magazine.

CNN, MS NOW, Politico sue over denied White House access, citing First Amendment

CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the conte...

Your free speech rights narrowed the day you were hired

The First Amendment protects police officers, but off-duty posts, political commentary and even a “like” can still carry career consequences

Anthropic's First Amendment Claim Against Department of War Rejected

Some excerpts from today's long majority opinion by Judge Gregory Katsas, joined by Judge Neomi Rao, in today's D.C. Circuit… The post Anthropic's First Amendment Claim Against Dep...