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New York Times sues Pentagon over reporting rules, citing First Amendment rights

"The policy is an attempt to exert control over reporting the government dislikes, in violation of a free press’s right to seek information under their First and Fifth Amendment rights protected by ... Read More

New York Times sues Pentagon over press policy, citing First Amendment

The lawsuit says the Pentagon's policy is "exactly the type of speech- and press-restrictive scheme" courts have ruled violates the First Amendment. Read More

New York Times sues Pentagon over its new press policy, says it violates First and Fifth Amendment rights

The New York Times is taking the Pentagon to court over its newly implemented press access policy the paper claims violates the First and Fifth Amendments. Read More

Sunset Section 230 and Unleash the First Amendment

Envisioning a post-Section 230 landscape that fosters innovation in digital public spaces using models optimized for public interest rather than attention metrics. Read More

First Amendment Problems with Using Antitrust Law Against Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ... Read More

First Amendment rights and whether you really should say that

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting; the free exercise thereof; or abridging the ... Read More

First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against the Red Scare

In 1953, the physicist Albert Einstein became instrumental in revitalizing the force of the First Amendment as a rhetorical and legal tactic in the congressional hearings. Having fled Germany after ... Read More

Chaffetz: The Left's Record On The First Amendment Goes Only One Way, "They Are Evil In The Way They Treat Our Constitution"

FOX News contributor and former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) reacts to Democrats becoming defenders of the First Amendment following ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show. WILL CAIN, ... Read More

Americans agree the First Amendment is important, but many are unsure why, survey says

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is important to Americans, but only a fraction of them can fully explain why. That’s according to an annual survey by Freedom Forum which polled Americans ... Read More

Jane Fonda revives her dad's First Amendment group, enlisting hundreds of supporters

Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda. "The federal government ... Read More

The State News wins Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award for Nassar reporting

Visuals by Tate Rudisill and Ari Saperstein. After sifting through more than 6,000 files, publishing 12 stories and undertaking intensive reporting in September 2024, The State News reporters Alex ... Read More

New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.” ... Read More