The First Amendment prohibits an elected official from hiring those who support or affiliate with him and terminating employees who do not. The legal necessity of showing that political firings ...

A Minnesota law barring businesses with foreign ownership from making political contributions and independent expenditures violates the First Amendment, a federal district court said. The Minnesota ...

In the U.S., most of what we say online, even if it's hate filled, is protected by the First Amendment as free speech. But in ...

drawing concern from First Amendment advocates. They’re now on watch. “No matter which way the political winds are blowing, if it’s protected, we gotta defend it,” said Will Creeley ...

This article appears in the March 2025 print edition with the headline “Capitulation Is Contagious.” ...

My name is Angele Latham, and I am the First Amendment reporter at The Tennessean — a first-of-its kind beat created through a partnership with The Tennessean, the Freedom Forum and the ...

In part because harassment claims are rarely based on pure political speech, however, few courts have had occasion to address what limits, if any, the First Amendment places on federal anti ...

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