12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and ...
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Letter: Our First Amendment Rights are Under Siege

The US Constitution Amendment 1 ratified 1791 states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, ...
The New York Times

Judge Blocks Texas Age-Verification Law for App Stores

A preliminary injunction in federal court cited the First Amendment, handing a win to tech companies like Apple and Google. By Ryan Mac Ryan Mac reports on technology. A federal judge on Tuesday ...
WMUR

Federal appeals court says Nashua violated First Amendment by censoring citizens' flags request

ABUSE IMAGES AND ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SAYS THE CITY OF NASHUA VIOLATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT BY DENYING A REQUEST TO FLY CERTAIN FLAGS ON THE CITY’S CITIZEN ...
Civil Beat

How The First Amendment Protects Americans' Speech — And How It Does Not

Ray Brescia is the Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life at Albany Law School. The law makes a few exceptions to its protection of free speech — not liking what you hear isn’t one of them.