Yahoo

How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not

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Americans agree the First Amendment is important, but many are unsure why, survey says

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is important to Americans, but only a fraction of them can fully explain why. That’s according to an annual survey by Freedom Forum which polled Americans ...

T‑Pain, The Killers, Janelle Monáe headline massive First Amendment music festival

Nashville's Freely Fest debuted with a sold-out show, celebrating the First Amendment with performances by The Killers, ...
Opinion

The Supreme Court repels ‘an egregious assault’ on the First Amendment

The Supreme Court’s decisions are unanimous or near-unanimous almost half the time, and one area where there is often cross-ideological agreement is the First Amendment. On Tuesday that consensus was ...

Completely isolated Jackson claims 'utterly irrational' First Amendment decision by every other justice could mean 'our medical system unravels'

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson stood alone in dissent and proclaimed the Supreme Court made a "dangerous" decision by siding with a Christian talk therapist. The post 'No one knows what will happen': ...
Tennessean

As free speech debates rage, Americans have low understanding of First Amendment

An annual survey published by the Freedom Forum shows this year that American's understanding of their First Amendment rights remains low. Even as the First Amendment takes centerstage after the ...
AOL

Trump tests the First Amendment: A timeline

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 ...
American Enterprise Institute

First Amendment Problems with Using Antitrust Law Against Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions

Can the FTC use its antitrust authority to punish social media platforms for allegedly colluding or abusing their market power to adopt policies that ostensibly thwart robust competition of ideas by ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

First Amendment protection must apply to broadcast media

The United Supreme Court has difficulty with new technology. The court ruled in Mutual Film Corp. v. Industrial Comm’n of Ohio (1915) that motion pictures were unprotected speech because “the ...
The Daily Free Press

Boston federal judge upholds First Amendment rights of noncitizens in ‘historic’ decision

A Boston federal judge upheld the First Amendment rights of noncitizen protestors Sept. 30 in one of the most significant legal battles of President Donald Trump’s second term. Crowd from the Boston ...
The Daily Signal

Judge Finds Cutting Taxpayer Funding From NPR and PBS Violates First Amendment

Trump’s May 2025 executive order, “Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media,” directed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a government agency that is the primary funder of NPR and PBS, to ...