Austin Mayor Kirk Watson on Thursday forcefully reiterated his opposition to a proposed city charter amendment that would mandate regular, citywide audits, arguing instead for a more flexible approach ...

Lawyers clashed Tuesday in a federal courtroom in San Jose over whether student newspaper The Stanford Daily can proceed with a First Amendment lawsuit alleging the Trump administration used ...

One of the images from the training, as reproduced in the majority opinion. A short excerpt from Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School Dist., decided today by the Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson, ...

The end of 2025 and the arrival of 2026 means it's awards time – an opportunity to look back over last year's events and give credit where it's due. In that spirit, I offer this list of "First ...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably ...

Within weeks of retaking the White House, President Donald Trump boasted that he had “brought free speech back to America.” But since then, he has tested the limits of the First Amendment time and ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — A well-known First Amendment advocacy group — Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) — is asking the Texas Tech University System to reconsider implementing its ...

The University of Florida's policy for institutional neutrality on political and social issues has raised questions about the free speech of its employees and professors – and First Amendment experts ...

First Baptist Dallas Senior Pastor Robert Jeffress speaks to the Religious Liberty Commission at a hearing at Old Parkland's Debate Chamber in Dallas on Dec. 10, 2025. Jason Janik / Special ...

Ohio regulators have approved one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on marijuana advertising, blocking dispensaries from nearly every major advertising platform despite voters’ intention to treat ...

A dozen former FBI agents this week sued President Donald Trump’s administration in part on First Amendment grounds over their firings for kneeling during protests over George Floyd’s murder in 2020.

A federal judge rejected Denver Public Schools’ attempt on Monday to obtain documents from 9News related to its interview with a former principal who alleges his termination amounted to a ...