Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even as debates surrounding the First Amendment dominate headlines across the country following the shooting death of conservative ...

While working at one of our sister newspapers years ago, I was excited to be sent to Virginia on an American Press Institute fellowship. One of the best parts of my stay there was my introduction to ...

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 peaceably ...

Amid a tumultuous year for free speech at the University, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia launched a new research-based initiative this month focused on strengthening free expression ...

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 in the ...

Thanks are in order for the foot in Pam Bondi’s mouth. The attorney general’s First Amendment fumble managed to bring the left and right together in these fraught political times — even if only for a ...

The First Amendment protects citizens from government censorship, not from actions by private companies or individuals. Social media platforms like X and Facebook can legally remove posts or ban users ...

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 ...

After the Constitution was ratified in June of 1788, George Washington and James Madison urged the members of Congress to ...