She ruled that the terminations violated the First Amendment and Fifth Amendment and that DOGE had no legal authority to cancel the grants. “What mattered to DOGE was not whether a grant lacked scholarly merit. ... 

Americans cherish their First Amendment rights, and most would be outraged if the government attempted to restrict them.

“The First Amended Complaint focuses on personal reputational harm as the compensatory injury, and renders the Order obsolete,” his lawyers stated in the Aug. 5 filing.

Josh Green in May and takes effect July 1, 2027, although, as expected, it is being challenged on First Amendment grounds by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii.

Writing for the majority in the three-judge panel’s decision in May 2025, Judge Robin Rosenbaum said the act “wields a shotgun when the First Amendment allows a scalpel at most.”

Amendment.”

Missouri) litigation, protesting the largest First Amendment censorship effort in modern U.S. history. Vaccine passports or proof requirements further conditioned access to public life, employment, and venues.

He cited rules protecting against violations of the First Amendment and said the department’s actions had turned the law “on its head.”

“Subpoenas are not the first thing you do; they are the last thing you do,” the judge said, citing protections in the First Amendment and accusing the government of turning the law “on its head.”

Aside from being overbroad, xAI argues, the law violates the company’s First Amendment free speech rights, and those of its users. Other laws also make the new statute unnecessary.

Constitution’s First Amendment. In December 2025, Customs and Border Protection proposed a new rule requiring some tourists to provide access to their social media history for the past five years before entering the country.

Senate propose a Constitutional amendment to change the way we vote for our nation’s highest office.

China has no First Amendment equivalent: no protection for refusing to affirm “Xi Jinping Thought,” no private space for belief beyond the state’s reach. The U.S. Constitution assumes that the government has no business certifying correct thought.

Constitution's First Amendment. The group's lawsuit alleged that ​the U.S. State Department had been engaged in a campaign of censorship against anti-disinformation advocates.

“As a matter of law, that post was protected by the First Amendment and falls outside the scope of 18 U.S.C. [Section] 871(a) and 18 U.S.C. [Section] 875(c). Both Counts must therefore be dismissed.”

First Amendment advocacy groups like the National Press Club have asked the Justice Department to withdraw the subpoenas. 

Martin knew or should have known that, as a government official, his conduct violated the First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States,” a petition by Disciplinary Counsel Hamilton P. Fox III reads.

He ruled that the state’s claim was likely a violation of the academy’s First Amendment rights and was “retaliatory” viewpoint discrimination. 

The bill was first introduced by Rep. Gregory Steube (R-Fla.) in January 2021. It has not yet been filed in the new Congress.

SEAT and a tech industry group sued to block the act, arguing it violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. U.S.

In response to concerns that his office had targeted the journalists, Clayton said he was committed to defending the freedoms guaranteed under the First Amendment. Prior to Clayton’s confirmation, Sen.

"I've never heard of politicians say they would repeal case law established under the First Amendment," he said. "You'd really need a constitutional amendment to do that."

A selective prosecution claim alleges a violation of equal protection principles when the government charges a person based on protected characteristics such as race, religion, or the exercise of First Amendment rights.

Federal judges also blocked four of those executive orders last year, after the firms sued the administration for allegedly violating their First Amendment rights. 

“These actions demonstrate abuse of the grand jury process, continued bad-faith attacks on the journalists, violations of the department’s own internal regulations, and disregard for the law in this Circuit intended to protect critical First Amendment

Paxton (2025) that age-verification mandates only burden the First Amendment incidentally because they regulate access to content but don’t target or suppress the content of the speech.

The motion also argues that barring the plaintiffs from referencing the settlement is a content-based prior restraint forbidden by the First Amendment. The appeals court is “overwhelmingly likely to vacate” the sanctions order, the motion said.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a July 23 press briefing that the president’s attendance will honor free speech and the importance of the First Amendment.

A divided federal appeals court ruled on July 7 that Florida’s restrictions on how public university professors could teach certain concepts about race, sex, and diversity violated the First Amendment.

Clayton responded by saying his office followed its protocols and maintaining that he is committed to defending the First Amendment and the role of the press.