The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression’s (FIRE) director of research Ryne Weiss says that “there is a lot that ...

The law makes a few exceptions to its protection of free speech -- not liking what you hear isn't one of them.

The Supreme Court justice said in the U.K., contrary opinions "are not being tolerated, and they’re even being criminalized." ...

With President Donald Trump labeling the media “the enemy” and threatening broadcast licenses and political enemies, First Amendment scholars are asking:  Is the First Amendment under more ...

A Nashua woman won a second free speech lawsuit this year. An appeals court ruled the city of Nashua violated her First Amendment rights by refusing to fly politically divisive flags on the city’s ...

The First Amendment’s protections are significant, only allowing a government or university to punish students for speech in ...

On The Florida Roundup, lawyer, FIU adjunct professor and author Allison Matulli explains how people need to understand what ...

Within weeks of retaking the White House, President Donald Trump boasted that he had “brought free speech back to America.” ...

Courts thus far have come to different conclusions about whether such policies are constitutional, which could pave the way for a Supreme Court case.

Discover how the First Amendment safeguards speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition freedoms in the U.S. Explore its significance and key Supreme Court cases.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yet, the First Amendment has not always been potent enough to protect the right to ...

Should people be allowed to say whatever they want? It's a tough question, and as our reliance on consuming and communicating through social media has increased, it's become difficult to think of a ...