Protesters gathered outside a recent Tempe City Council meeting and dozens spoke inside to try to stop an ordinance they call a violation of free speech and assembly. Taylor Seely, a First Amendment ...

Free speech, assembly, protest, and First Amendment rights—not government action—have powered LGBTQ+ progress in America.

In Washington, D.C.’s Post Square, organizers of a celebration displayed an over-sized copy of the Bill of Rights next to the four phrases: “Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of ...

The First Amendment was passed by the Senate on September 25, 1789, and the House on September 24, 1789. The first ten ...

The First Amendment protects freedom of religious belief, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and freedom to petition the government to set right what you consider its wrongs.

The California-based First Amendment Coalition, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and the LA Press Club sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

231 thoughts on “ How Each Pillar of the 1st Amendment is Under Attack ” Distraught American April 3, 2025. Behold the creation of the insurrectionist John Roberts’ Supreme Court immunity ...

Yet, since he announced his first candidacy a decade ago, Trump’s actions and rhetoric have served as a lightning rod of constitutional controversy, drawing concern from First Amendment advocates.

In fact, only 34% say that all rights enshrined within the First Amendment—the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition—are equally essential, down from 41% last year.

April 7, 2025 • Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the ...