In the wake of the rise of mainstream media, political talk shows and podcasts filled with punditry, the public has grown increasingly distrustful of the journalism they see, and for good reason.

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 ...

The New York Times sued the Defense Department over new rules restricting how reporters cover the U.S. military, alleging they violate the First Amendment. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S.

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.” By Erik Wemple Reporting ...

The “First Amendment auditor” charged with harassment and disorderly conduct for recording people outside a Havre de Grace post office told his side of the story in a YouTube video posted Sunday. In a ...

The three masked men filming people outside a post office in Havre de Grace last month now face harassment and disorderly conduct charges. Havre de Grace Police said they received more than 34 ...

I met Pete Seeger personally while directing a documentary film about his environmental legacy. Yet, the First Amendment has not always been potent enough to protect the right to speak. The Cold War ...

Early last month, the White House convened a meeting of right-wing influencers for a livestreamed discussion of antifa and the danger they claim it poses. Over the course of the roundtable, President ...

A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by sending automated emails and messages blaming the government shutdown on Democrats. In the ruling, U.S.

The First Amendment won out this week in a court case over a man who had repeatedly called for President Donald Trump’s assassination and openly fantasized about his violent demise. A jury in Virginia ...

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 ...

ExxonMobil has sued the state of California, alleging that two climate change laws infringe on the company’s right to free speech, according to multiple outlets. The company filed the complaint in the ...