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Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like "God Hates the U.S./Thank God for 9/11," ...

As the Trump administration faces backlash over officials’ decisions to target speech with which it disagrees, federal judges have already left a lengthy trail of rulings lambasting the government for ...

With less than a month left until the presidential election, Americans across the political spectrum say that their concerns over how their First Amendment rights are protected will influence how they ...

The Supreme Court’s remarkably speedy decision Friday to allow a controversial ban on TikTok to take hold will have a dramatic impact on the tens of millions of Americans who visit the app every day ...

Starting this week, I once again have the privilege of teaching law students about the First Amendment, a subject in which Americans rightly take great pride. But this term, the job will feel very ...

The Freedom Forum is expanding its First Amendment Reporters initiative to increase awareness and understanding of First Amendment freedoms. The initiative involves reporters from various news outlets ...

Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts student whom ICE disappeared from the streets of Somerville, Massachusetts, in March, spent 45 days as a political prisoner of the United States of America. The charges ...

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 ...