In the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, William & Mary News spoke with Timothy Zick, nationally recognized free speech expert and John Marshall Professor of Government and ...

The Roberts court is often treated as especially protective of the First Amendment. It is true that the court has reshaped ...

The First Amendment protects the right to protest, but this right does not extend to physical violence. Protests have occurred nationwide following the fatal shooting of two people by federal ...

A Concert for the First Amendment will take place on June 14 and also feature Joy Reid, Rufus Wainwright, Sasha Allen and ...

My name is Angele Latham, and I am the First Amendment reporter at The Tennessean — a first-of-its kind beat created through a partnership with The Tennessean, the Freedom Forum and the Journalism ...

“Free speech isn’t just saying what you want to say; it’s also hearing what you don’t want to hear.” The line has been attributed to many people over the years — most recently by friends of the late ...

Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning correspondent and investigative journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of ...

The First Amendment states that the government "shall make no law….abridging the freedom of speech." But one prominent conservative judge, whose name has been mentioned as a potential nominee to the U ...

My earlier posts on my book Constitutional Symmetry explained the basic idea of favoring symmetry and summarized the practical and theoretical reasons for this approach. In addition to advancing this ...

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...