The First Amendment is only 45 words long, yet 235 years of court battles have left Americans fiercely devoted to an idea many struggle to define ...

FILE - This photo made available by the U.S. National Archives shows a portion of the first page of the United States Constitution. (National Archives via AP, File) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio ...

The American Revolution didn’t end with the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 – that is when the fight began. It ended in 1793, eight years later. To prevent “misconstruction ...

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 ...

Within weeks of retaking the White House, President Donald Trump boasted that he had “brought free speech back to America.” But since then, he has tested the limits of the First Amendment time and ...

Blocking roads, vandalism, spitting, inciting violence, trespassing and interfering with law enforcement officers are not OK.

May a school district, public university or other government employer fire someone simply because they express controversial opinions on social media? Under the First Amendment, the answer is no, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama and 19 other Republican-led states are asking the Supreme Court to blow up more than a century of First Amendment ...

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 USA/Thank God for 9/11,” ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. To the editor: In arguing for displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools, contributing writer Josh Hammer, ...

Don Lemon at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards discusses his top priorities: the first amendment and LGBTQ+ rights.