The Constitution Annotated: First Amendment Fundamental Freedoms and the Complexity of Protections. Arguably, the most misinterpreted part of freedom of speech is what is protected and what is not.

April 7, 2025 • Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the ...

Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.

If the United States can deport university students for opposing Israel and taking other unpopular positions, all Americans' ...

Today, even though the First Amendment verbally addresses only Congress, the freedom of speech is protected from all government infringement — whether local, state or federal, whether ...

Burt looks at how Freedom of Speech became central to the US creed. 1 Freedom of Speech is central to Burt’s work, which is why he put together two programs dealing with the subject. In this ...

While many respondents know of freedom of speech, many don’t know the other four freedoms enshrined in the amendment — religion, press, assembly and petition — or what is covered by these ...

To answer those questions, we should turn to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states that Congress “shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.” ...

Today, even though the First Amendment only verbally addresses Congress, the freedom of speech is protected from all government infringement — whether local, state or federal; whether ...

"Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.” — First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Here is a pop quiz: If the states ratified an amendment to the Constitution ...

The First Amendment does not grant freedom of speech; it bars Congress from abridging it. Since the ratification of the 14th Amendment and subsequent judicial opinions, ...