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Nov 18, 2021
The freedom to petition is one of our most underrated rights. Freedom Forum Fellow Lata Nott shows why petition is the freedom that gets things done with three underrecognized ways to exercise this right ...
Nov 16, 2021
E - The Environmental Magazine produces a weekly, nationally syndicated Q&A column on the environment called EarthTalk. Hundreds of newspapers around the U.S. and Canada carry EarthTalk, ...
Nov 11, 2021
It may be the least known First Amendment freedom, but it could be the most important — and one of the most threatened. See how the right to petition has transformed our nation, why it’s ...
Nov 4, 2021
Author Brad Meltzer never imagined two of his children’s books would stir a free speech controversy. But when they did, speech, press, assembly and petition – four of five First Amendment freedoms ...
Oct 28, 2021
What’s more important, protecting free speech or preventing hate speech? Would anti-hate speech laws protect or diminish free speech? What even is hate speech? Read two experts’ takes on these ...
Oct 21, 2021
What do a Snapchatting high school cheerleader and a Cardi B lyric-tweeting pharmacy school student have in common? Both faced consequences from their schools for their social media posts. First Amendment ...
Oct 14, 2021
The Freedom Forum surveyed more than 3,000 people for “The First Amendment: Where America Stands.” We also interviewed dozens of survey participants to get more insight into their thoughts ...
Oct 7, 2021
The Supreme Court’s October term has begun, and it promises to be an eventful one for First Amendment watchers, writes Freedom Forum fellow David Hudson, highlighting four key cases to watch.
Sep 30, 2021
We asked a wide range of First Amendment advocates and experts what struck them most about our findings in the recently released “Where America Stands” survey of First Amendment knowledge and ...