Topic
First Amendment
Protests in support of Palestinians continue at Columbia University in New York

How Covering Your Face Became a Constitutional Matter: Mask Debate Tests Free Speech Rights

Protesters and their supporters argue Trump’s comments and repeated calls by the Republican president’s allies to ban masks at protests are an attempt to stifle popular dissent.

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Dubuque

Ex-Homeland Security Official Fights Back Against Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Investigation

He alleges that Trump's memo violates his First Amendment rights by going after him for his criticism of the president, calling it “political retribution and vindictive prosecution.”

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Kansas voters to decide future of abortion rights

Kansas Group Fights Campaign Donor Law It Sees as a Response to Its Success Defending Abortion

The group filed a federal lawsuit against a new state law aimed at curbing foreign influence in elections, saying it violates free speech rights and would keep the group from waging future campaigns.

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Ex-FBI Agent Sues Over Secret Recording Showing Him Criticizing Trump

Conservative activist James O'Keefe called the lawsuit an “attack on the First Amendment," saying he was prepared to fight it all the way to an appeals court if necessary.

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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews

Two Major Law Firms Urge Judges to Permanently Block Trump’s Executive Orders

A lawyer who presented arguments on behalf of one of the law firms told a judge “the entire executive order is retaliatory.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews

Law Firms, Universities, Civil Society Groups in Trump’s Sights for Punitive Action

The president’s remarks began to confirm what advocacy groups have been quietly warning: Trump’s campaign of retribution is coming next for them.

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Trump arrives in West Palm Beach, Florida

Judge Rules Action Against NEA Unnecessary After It Backed off Gender Ideology Bans

U.S. District Judge William Smith acknowledged that plaintiffs “demonstrated a likelihood of success that a ban on gender ideology would be a violation of the First Amendment."

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alabama state capitol

Alabama Can’t Prosecute Groups Who Help Women Travel To Get an Abortion, Federal Judge Says

The judge's ruling declared that such prosecutions would violate both the First Amendment and a person’s right to travel.

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