Federal appeals court rules elementary students have First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit over a first-grader's Black Lives Matter drawing.

With 9th Circuit ordering a trial in lawsuit against principal for allegedly punishing first-grader for giving classmate a drawing, appeals courts covering half the states now recognize First ...

The First Amendment is only 45 words long, yet 235 years of court battles have left Americans fiercely devoted to an idea ...

The First Amendment protects the right to protest, but this right does not extend to physical violence. Protests have occurred nationwide following the fatal shooting of two people by federal ...

Opinion: Each of the five protections of the First Amendment — the press, speech, assembly, petition and religion — is being undermined in today’s political climate.

Free speech on university campuses is a perennially hot topic, perhaps most recently reflected in protests about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at places like Ball State University, Harvard, and ...

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) reviewed nearly 500 universities, finding an increase in institutions with protective free speech policies. Four Florida universities ...

(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 ...