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.

Americans can now take over a dozen free, online courses hosted by Arizona State University to learn more about their First Amendment rights, thanks to a new partnership between two nonprofits. The ...

AFTER A WAVE OF CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF POLITICAL ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK, SOME EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE IN THE PIEDMONT TRIAD ARE FINDING THEMSELVES OUT OF WORK DUE TO ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...

The Freedom Forum is expanding its support of First Amendment journalism. A First Amendment Reporters initiative has expanded to include reporters at The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star and ...

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights, written at the dawn of our republic to guard against government overreach. Two famous presidents put them into ...

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 ...

A federal district court discusses how the First Amendment limits liability for "hostile environment harassment" based on "speech on matters of public concern" in universities (public or private). And ...

Former Trump press secretary and Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany shrugged off the First Amendment argument after late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from ABC as she asked, “What about all the ...

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers. The First Amendment is a ...