The lawsuit involves a first grader who allegedly received a punishment for giving a Black Lives Matter drawing to an African ...
Florida lawmakers approved a bill allowing the state to designate 'domestic terrorist' groups, raising free speech concerns.
Federal appeals court rules elementary students have First Amendment protections, reviving a lawsuit over a first grader's ...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit brought by the mother of a Southern California first grader who was disciplined after giving a racially themed drawing to a classmate, ruling that ...
Free speech on university campuses is a perennially hot topic, perhaps most recently reflected in protests about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at places like Ball State University, Harvard, and ...
A federal appeals court handed an elementary school student a significant win this week for her free speech rights in the classroom, vacating a lower court’s ruling that had placed her speech rights ...
Before Democrats get on the high First Amendment horse, they should reflect a little on the decadeslong war they fought against free speech. From: ...
WASHINGTON — American presidents have long tested the bounds of First Amendment protections. From John Adams enforcing the Sedition Act that criminalized critical speech, to Woodrow Wilson suppressing ...
Opinion: Each of the five protections of the First Amendment — the press, speech, assembly, petition and religion — is being undermined in today’s political climate.
By Bobbie Stein, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If you have been paying attention at all, you know that we are living in ...
When can a public university punish a student for speech that includes violent references, and that frightens some people, but is not a clear threat? Jane and I unpack two recent court cases, one that ...