After Decades of Work on Speech and Religious Freedom Cases, Gibson Dunn Formally Launches First Amendment Practice

The firm’s First Amendment and free expression practice group will be co-chaired by Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Katie Townsend ...
Reason

"Title VI Must Be Applied Consistent with First Amendment Principles"

A federal district court discusses how the First Amendment limits liability for "hostile environment harassment" based on "speech on matters of public concern" in universities (public or private). And ...
Reason

Private Universities That Reject First Amendment Principles Put Themselves At Legal Risk (Updated)

As private institutions, private universities are not legally obligated to comply with the First Amendment. Some university administrators relish this fact, and think this is a reason to adopt and ...
Aclu.org

What the First Amendment Really Protects

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 ...
Newsweek

Former FCC Chairs: In the Name of the First Amendment, Trump’s FCC Attacks Its Principles | Opinion

As former chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)—one appointed by a Democrat, the other by a Republican—we have seen firsthand how the agency operates when it is guided by its mission ...
CNN

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s TikTok decision and what it may mean for the First Amendment

The Supreme Court’s remarkably speedy decision Friday to allow a controversial ban on TikTok to take hold will have a dramatic impact on the tens of millions of Americans who visit the app every day ...
Ars Technica

First Amendment doesn’t just protect human speech, chatbot maker argues

Pushing to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its chatbots caused a teen’s suicide, Character Technologies is arguing that chatbot outputs should be considered “pure speech” deserving of the highest ...
AZ Central

Few can name the freedoms the First Amendment protects. We must change that | Opinion

The Freedom Forum is expanding its support of First Amendment journalism. A First Amendment Reporters initiative has expanded to include reporters at The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star and ...
The Raw Story

Fox host Maria Bartiromo gets basic lesson on First Amendment from Rand Paul

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...
CNN

Judges have looked unfavorably upon Trump in First Amendment cases this year

As the Trump administration faces backlash over officials’ decisions to target speech with which it disagrees, federal judges have already left a lengthy trail of rulings lambasting the government for ...
USA Today

Inside the 'harsh terrain' of Columbia University's First Amendment predicament

Columbia University reached a $200 million deal with the Trump administration in July. The Knight First Amendment Institute was among those concerned that it would hamper the school's autonomy. Though ...
USA Today

LA banned the N and C words from council meetings. Does the First Amendment allow that?

The city council passed a motion banning the two terms on July 30, saying they were the "most frequently used offensive and injurious epithets" at its meetings. Some local neighborhood councils ...