Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people ...

Some short excerpts from Friday's long decision by Judge Timothy Kelly (D.D.C.) in National Urban League v. Trump: After taking office this January, President Trump promptly issued three executive ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kathy M. Newman, Carnegie Mellon University (THE CONVERSATION) Jane Fonda is joining ...

The Senate is on track to make history with its “vote-a-rama” session that started Monday morning and continued into Tuesday. During the marathon voting session, lawmakers proposed dozens of ...

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 ...

Jane Fonda is joining forces with more than 500 celebrities and Hollywood heavyweights to defend free speech. The membership roll already includes scores of famous actors like Jamie Lee Curtis, Viola ...

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.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yet, the First Amendment has not always been potent enough to protect the right to ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jodie Childers, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) As the United States faces ...