1st Amendment

Governments around the world are cracking down on protest rights; activists are documenting the playbook and building their own.

Special Counsel Jack Smith could charge Donald Trump with federal wire fraud for his fundraising off of the Big Lie.

The interactions at the heart of Missouri v. Biden implicate many speech interests: those of the platforms, independent entities researching misinformation, the government, and…

To unpack the initial decision in Missouri v. Biden, and what it means for the First Amendment, we have Knight Institute Fellow Mayze Teitler.

Invoking the First Amendment, a single district court judge effectively issued a prior restraint on large swaths of speech, cutting short an essential dialogue between the government…

The charging of Cop City protestors as domestic terrorists highlights the dangerous manner in which the federal government’s DVE policies are playing out on the ground – interacting…

Homeland security organizations are injecting federal spy agencies into local political matters, often without meaningful restrictions.

The new realignment of the DHS Office of Intelligence & Analysis fails to address the agency's fundamental problems.

The current debate's failure to engage a complex reality serves neither the interests of national security nor freedom of expression.

A jury finding Fox News liable for defamation would be both a fair outcome and a victory for democracy and the First Amendment.

Instead of demonstrating eagerness to reconsider Section 230, the Justices appeared unsure about how exactly the law should be interpreted.

On Thursday, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals held a hearing on whether Rep. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) is protected by the Speech or Debate Clause from the Jan. 6 criminal investigation....