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 ...

It’s not an attack on the Second Amendment, but the First Amendment. I know this is going to sound crazy but, there was a time when liberals, not conservatives, were the champions of free speech.

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

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jodie Childers, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) As the United States faces ...

The First Amendment protects protesters, but Florida laws put limits for situations when tensions escalate. Here's how.

(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 ...