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Twitter users sue President Trump for First Amendment violations

by Scott Bomboy

As promised, a First Amendment group has filed suit in federal court on behalf of a group of Twitter users who were offended after…

Twitter users sue President Trump for First Amendment violations
West Virginia v. Barnette: The freedom to not pledge allegiance

by Symone Mazzotta

On June 14, 1943, the Supreme Court ruled that public school students cannot be forced to salute and pledge allegiance to the U.S.…

West Virginia v. Barnette: The freedom to not pledge allegiance
Can President Trump block people on Twitter?

by Nicandro Iannacci

One legal group says that's a violation of the First Amendment.

Can President Trump block people on Twitter?
The debate over Confederate monuments and how to remember the Civil War

by Nicandro Iannacci

The removal of four public symbols of the Confederacy in New Orleans highlights the crucial difference between history and memory.

The debate over Confederate monuments and how to remember the Civil War
Supreme Court eager to decide major religion case

by Lyle Denniston

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sent a very strong hint that it is eager, maybe even passionately so, to decide one of history’s…

Supreme Court eager to decide major religion case
Gorsuch’s first vote could move major case to full court

by Scott Bomboy

Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch gets to cast his first private conference vote later this week, and it could help…

Gorsuch’s first vote could move major case to full court
Tinker v. Des Moines: Protecting student free speech

by Nicandro Iannacci

On February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court ruled that students at school retain their First Amendment right to free speech.

Proposed regulations for protests run up against First Amendment concerns

by Chris Calabrese

Do proposed laws in several state legislatures violate the Constitution's guarantee of free speech?

Could journalists be prosecuted for leaking presidential campaign intel?

by Scott Bomboy

One of the current debates in Washington is over disclosures reported by the New York Times and other publishers of U.S.…

Supreme Court hears dispute over offensive trademarks and free speech

by Maggie Baldridge

Does the government have to register a trademark that appears to "disparage" a group of people?

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