OK student walkouts raise First Amendment questions for students, teachers and bystanders

Student walkout protests have been spreading across Oklahoma in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, ...
Tallahassee Democrat

First Amendment questions after FAMU limits online comments on Marva Johnson

Florida A&M University (FAMU) deleted negative comments on its social media posts welcoming new president Marva Johnson. The action raises First Amendment concerns regarding viewpoint discrimination ...
Law

Justices Will Hear First Amendment Challenge to Denial of Tax Exemption for Catholic Charities

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether the Constitution permits a state to deny an ostensibly sectarian organization a tax exemption for religious groups because the group fails to meet the ...
AAUP

Academic Freedom's Uneven First Amendment Path

Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right by David M. Rabban. Harvard University Press, 2024.
AZ Central

Tempe wants to set new rules on park gatherings, setting off alarms with residents

Tempe is considering an ordinance requiring permits for park gatherings of 30+ people. Residents fear the ordinance infringes on First Amendment rights, citing the city's actions against a homeless ...
9NEWS

Colorado town changes wording of social media policy after First Amendment questions

KERSEY, Colo. — The small Weld County town of Kersey has been in the news the last few weeks a lot more than it traditionally has been. Many people wrote in their opinions on the controversial camera ...
KTHV

Social media posts following Charlie Kirk's death spark questions about First Amendment rights

VIRGINIA, USA — On Wednesday conversative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah Valley University event. Several people have taken to social media in the aftermath or Kirk's ...
Aclu.org

What the First Amendment Really Protects

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 ...