The Justice Department said the lawsuit alleged that the federal government violated the First Amendment by pressuring the social media company into suppressing “disfavored speech.”

But most of us are unaware of one reason why current standards are so low: the misinterpretation of the Constitution’s First Amendment. The First Amendment prohibits laws “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

“Government regulations prohibiting religious speech by Americans offend the First Amendment.”

"One was arrested for exercising his First Amendment right to protest, while another, a career prosecutor with over a decade of experience, was fired for no discernible reason other than he prosecuted January 6 rioters.”

"Those are two of our most cherished First Amendment rights we enjoy as Americans, and a violation of the First Amendment anywhere hurts Americans everywhere."

Levy's demand for First Amendment privilege took committee members by surprise, including Gowdy, who pressed Simpson's attorney on the matter: Gowdy: I have a vague familiarity with the Fifth Amendment. What is the First Amendment privilege?

The complaint accuses AB 2273 of violating the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, as well as the due process and commerce clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

ET April 29 to examine the current state of free expression at American universities and evaluate policies that impact the First Amendment rights of students and faculty.

on its First Amendment rights.

"The companies ... suggest in their Petition that they believe the federal equal opportunities statute itself would not survive First Amendment scrutiny today or at least if it is applied today to 'The View' would not survive any such review," the FCC

Salazar and First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Davenport. In Chiles, the court ruled on First Amendment grounds against a Colorado ban on so-called conversion therapy for LGBT youth.

The drug makers based their arguments on the First Amendment, the Fifth Amendment's takings clause, the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive fines, and due process arguments, Lieberman told reporters on the press call.

Out of the 1,009 respondents interviewed by phone between May and June, only one single person could name all five freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.

A lawsuit was filed against the Trump administration in September 2025, alleging violations of the First Amendment. In November 2025, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that blocked the administration’s funding cuts.

Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) in his First Amendment suit against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Kelly, a veteran of the U.S.

The association claimed that the policy constitutes a prior restraint on its members’ speech in violation of the Constitution’s First Amendment. In September 2023, the U.S.

“[The ruling violated] fundamental First Amendment principles and binding U.S. Supreme Court authority,” they said in a joint statement. “The First Amendment safeguards the separation of church and state.”

The court also found that the proposal violated property owners' “fundamental liberty interests in familial living arrangements” under the First Amended Complaint and “constitutional right to privacy under the California Constitution.”

the group’s First Amendment associational rights,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the court’s opinion.

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It accused the DOJ of trying to “undermine Americans’ religious freedom and First Amendment rights.”

McMahon said the terminations violated the First Amendment right to free speech and the Fifth Amendment, which confers equal protection. She also ruled that DOGE did not have the legal authority to terminate the grants.

It is retaliation against constitutionally protected political speech and association, and it is exactly what the First Amendment forbids.”

Responding to the mayor, City Council Speaker Julie Menin said she saw no First Amendment issues with the bill.

The complaint said the school district violated her First Amendment Rights by removing her from the public gathering because of the content and viewpoint of her speech.

Specifically, in an 8-to-1 decision, the Supreme Court found that Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” is unconstitutional—and violates the first amendment rights of Christian therapists.

Third, although the First Amendment right to protest is protected, lawless bullying is not protected.

Twenty-seven percent said they don’t trust college administration to defend their First Amendment rights.

“We are honored to welcome Attorney General Yost to ADF at this defining moment,” CEO Kristen Waggoner said, adding that Yost is “a proven, bold advocate of First Amendment freedoms who brings decades of government, policy, and litigation experience to