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'Seattle News Weekly': What the First Amendment protects, what it doesn’t

FOX 13 Seattle anchor Bill Wixey hosted Seattle University’s Dr. Caitlin Carlson, chair of the Department of Communications ...

Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood

Fonda, a star who has championed progressive causes since the 1970s, explained when she announced the group’s new edition on Oct. 1, 2025, that the effort isn’t really new. Instead, it marks the ...

Why free speech rights got left out of the Constitution – and added in later via the First Amendment

While bipartisan agreement may be rare, it’s not surprising that it came in defense of the First Amendment – and a popular TV show. A recent poll found that a whopping 90% of respondents called the ...
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ACLU Claims ICE Infringed on Students’ First Amendment Rights in Palestine Cases

The ACLU is challenging the federal government over what it calls blatant violations of the First Amendment, after two ...

Jane Fonda says Democratic leaders are 'not good enough' under Trump administration: 'We all should be very scared'

Jane Fonda opined that Democratic politicians are 'not good enough' under the second Trump administration: 'I don't feel that ...

How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not

Speech that enjoys the strongest free-speech protections is that which is critical of government policies and leaders. As the ...
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Commentary: The First Amendment means tolerating speech we despise

“Free speech isn’t just saying what you want to say; it’s also hearing what you don’t want to hear.” The line has been attributed to many people over the years — most recently by friends of the late ...
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Law professor on First Amendment and social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk assassination

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - There’s a renewed focus on First Amendment rights on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death. As people took to social media to share their opinions on his death, ...
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Why Jimmy Kimmel’s First Amendment rights weren’t violated – but ABC’s would be protected if it stood up to the FCC and Trump

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts ... responded to his indefinite suspension as an attack on the First Amendment. MSNBC ...