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No matter which side of the aisle you're on, you have the right to be heard. Brought to you by the First Amendment.

An Atlanta-based reporter detained by ICE since June is suing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with other administration officials, for his immediate release.

1A Definition of the Day: False light, which involves the widespread distribution of highly offensive and false material about someone. The Supreme Court has suggested that false light can be one way speech can lose First Amendment protection.

A Yosemite park ranger was recently fired after hanging a pride flag from El Capitan while off duty. They plan to fight the decision, leaving many wondering: When do acts of expression — such as flying a flag — lose First Amendment protection?. Here's what to know.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked several Texas school districts from enforcing a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

Controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate are suing Meta and TikTok, accusing the social media platforms of defaming and unlawfully "deplatforming" them by removing their accounts in 2022.

An Arizona lawmaker sharing the whereabouts of federal immigration officers on social media sparked a national debate. But First Amendment attorneys say what she did was legal.

A federal appeals court has blocked West Texas A&M University from banning student drag performances on its campus, overruling a lower court order that claimed First Amendment protections do not extend to drag shows.

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Press groups are accusing Los Angeles and its police department of violating a court order by striking journalists with batons and arresting them as they reported on a protest last week.

In the U.S., we have the First Amendment right to join others in expressing how we feel about government leaders – a right that is limited in many other countries.

First lady Melania Trump is threatening to sue Hunter Biden if he doesn't retract comments he made linking her to Jeffrey Epstein.

1A Definition of the Day: First Amendment audit. The goals of these audits – which aren't without controversy – can be to hold officials accountable or test the right to film in public spaces like town halls, libraries, police stations, parking lots, or state and local

The LA city council recently banned the use of the N-word and the C-word at its meetings. The council called it a "narrowly focused rule" to curb ongoing disruptions. But some First Amendment groups are concerned it will put the city on a slippery slope.

A high schooler was suspended after an unsent email containing a joke about a school shooting was flagged by school-issued laptop monitoring software. The student's family is now suing, saying the school violated their son's First Amendment rights.

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The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from UCLA, a White House official said, weeks after the Department of Justice accused the school of antisemitism and other civil rights violations.