While we write from opposite ends of the political spectrum—one of us is a progressive democrat, the other a staunch ...

The First Amendment covers several important rights, guaranteeing the freedoms of religion, speech, the press, assembly and petitioning the government.

WASHINGTON – Support for the First Amendment is declining in the U.S., according to a new survey released Wednesday that found Americans' views about the amendment could influence how they vote ...

Under the First Amendment, all individuals in the U.S. have the right to free speech and assembly, meaning everyone has the right to express their views in the form of protests. This also means ...

The First Amendment is inherently about the people’s speech, and well, that means I need to talk to people. Making connections and listening will always be the best way to report stories that ...

In a pair of cases heard this month, the Supreme Court has faced collisions between the First Amendment’s right to speech and the unprecedented dangers presented by the Internet and social media.

The First Amendment protects speech that is angry, unpatriotic, insulting, hateful, hurtful, offensive — or even harmful. Whenever colleges and universities seek to regulate speech, they need to ...