First Amendment protects speech at public meetings, within limits

Open meetings hosted by public governmental bodies offer an opportunity for residents to share their thoughts on local ordinances and proposals and express concerns. But after recent Springfield City ...

America’s courts keep defending the First Amendment as Trump tries to silence critics

The American courts keep defending the First Amendment despite President Donald Trump’s best efforts to crack down on free speech and the free press.

Poway resident files lawsuit against city alleging First Amendment rights violation

Poway resident Ray Jalisi filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Poway on Oct. 16, alleging the city violated the First ...
Yahoo

Is hate speech protected by the First Amendment? What to know after Charlie Kirk's killing

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder, a fierce First Amendment debate over the concept of "hate speech" has ...
Reason

Filming Cops Is a First Amendment Right. The Feds Keep Harassing People for It Anyway.

Most federal appeals courts have recognized the right to record police. DHS employees nevertheless seem to view it as a crime. Even after Noem was fired on March 5, DHS harassment of observers ...
The Nation

The First Amendment Will Suffer Under Trump

Given what’s heading our way, we need a capacious view and robust defense of the First Amendment from all quarters. Former president Donald Trump in Milwaukee in 2020. This article originally appeared ...

Execution secrecy tests the public's First Amendment rights

A botched execution and the Trump administration's initial push for a livestream renewed questions about the public’s right to witness executions.
Yahoo

How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Demonstrators protest the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show on Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo by Mario ...

Citizens say Trump's media ban violates First Amendment in lawsuit

The citizens' lawsuit comes weeks after CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued over Trump banning them from the White House.
The Daily Signal

SCOTUS Has a Shot to Take a Major First Amendment, Free Press Case. Here’s What’s at Stake.

Catherine Herridge urges SCOTUS to review a ruling impacting press freedom. Explore the implications for journalism and free ...
Fstoppers

Second Circuit Says You Have a First Amendment Right to Film Police in Public

A federal appeals court has now made it clear that the First Amendment protects people who record publicly visible portions of a police station while standing on a public sidewalk. But the man whose ...
Phys.org

How the First Amendment protects Americans' speech, and how it does not

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," ...