The founders simply wanted to prevent Congress and the federal government from establishing a national religion.

Our publisher, executive editor and other leaders responded to your comments and questions about our First Amendment lawsuit.

The New York Times announced it is suing the Pentagon on First Amendment grounds over a new press policy that led to a slew of news outlets losing their security credentials to be in the building. The ...

The authors review a recent court decision relating to a Colorado statute impacting social media sites. Protecting children and teens from the potential dangers of excessive screen time has been ...

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 ...

There has been a lot of talk from Trump administration officials about punishing speech. Here is what the law says. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington In the wake of the killing of the ...

NPR's Michel Martin asks First Amendment lawyer Theodore Boutrous about the FBI executing a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter.

If a student walked into a high school class wearing a T-shirt protesting the government’s harsh immigration policies, the First Amendment would protect their “speech.” But if they wrote a story in ...

WASHINGTON — American presidents have long tested the bounds of First Amendment protections. From John Adams enforcing the Sedition Act that criminalized critical speech, to Woodrow Wilson suppressing ...

WASHINGTON —The RTDNA Foundation has announced that it will recognize 12 outstanding individuals and organizations at the ...