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First Amendment
‘Tis the season for religious holiday display controversies
As another holiday season approaches, the annual debates about the appropriateness of religious-themed displays on public property…
New campaign finance challenge seeks to expand First Amendment protection
The 2002 McCain-Feingold Act limits "soft money" political spending. Is it a violation of free speech?
A Common Interpretation: Freedom of Speech and the Press
From our Interactive Constitution project, Geoffrey R. Stone from the University of Chicago Law School and Eugene Volokh from the…
Flag burning and the First Amendment: Yet another look at the two
President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments about prosecuting flag-burning protesters has started yet another debate about the…
A history of the flag-burning controversy
In the past week, there have been reports of public American flag burning in isolated protests about Tuesday’s presidential…
New report examines the state of free speech on university campuses
Is free speech under threat? Or is the concern overblown?
Can presidential candidates sue media outlets for defamation?
As the presidential campaign heads towards its conclusion, lawyers for at least one candidate have threatened a defamation lawsuit…
New government report explores tension between religious liberty and civil rights
The country is divided, and so is the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Supreme Court Preview: Religion and access to government programs
One of the more interesting cases upcoming at the Supreme Court involves the legacy of the controversial Blaine amendments, which…
Supreme Court steps into new health care dispute
The Supreme Court, acting with no sign of dissent, moved on Wednesday to interrupt at least temporarily a series of lower court…
