Nazi Salute in Photo is Protected by the First Amendment, Baraboo School District Says
Wisconsin high school students went unpunished for appearing in a pre-prom photo in what seems to be a Nazi salute. School administrators say they are protected by the First Amendment. What are the students rights to free speech?
Knight Institute Sues Intelligence Agencies Over Release Of Records on Khashoggi Killing
The Knight First Amendment Institute is suing U.S. intelligence agencies to learn if they complied with a "duty to warn" journalist Jamal Khashoggi about threats to his life. When an intelligence agency becomes aware of a threat of kidnapping or murder, it is obligated to inform the intended victim, and document and maintain records of its actions.
First Amendment Watch spoke with panelists at the National Conference on the First Amendment at Duquesne University about their areas of expertise in the First Amendment space.
Lawsuit Against Neo-Nazi Cannot Be Dismissed on 1st Amendment Grounds
Chief Judge Dana L. Christensen See also: Neo-Nazi Publisher, Andrew Anglin, Found Liable for International Infliction of Emotional Distress U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen will allow a lawsuit to proceed against […]
White House Restores Acosta’s Press Pass, Announces New Rules in Press Room
Following a two-week long legal battle over CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House access that played out on the national stage, the White House has reinstated his press credentials that were suspended earlier this month. But will a new set of rules and more strain on the relationship between the president and the press have a chilling effect on press freedom?
WATCH: The Past, Present, and Future of American Free Speech
Watch Amy Werbel, Associate Professor of the History of Art at the Fashion Institute of Technology and author of Lust on Trial and Nadine Strossen, former president of the ACLU and […]
Does RT=Defamatory Endorsement? MSNBC’s Joy Reid Sued For Defamation Over a Retweet
MSNBC host Joy Reid is being sued for defamation for using her substantial social media presence to publish an inaccurate account that took place at a city council meeting in […]
Exercising Selfie-Expression: Do Ballot Selfie Bans Violate the First Amendment?
Elections look a lot different these days than they did in the past. Swag, branded hashtags, and of course, the ballot selfie. As the modern phrase goes, “picture or it […]