- Lindh Defense Raises 1st Amendment Challenge to Case (May 16, 2002)
...n captured with Taliban soldiers be dismissed because they violate Lindh's First Amendment right to associate with any cause, no matter how unpopular. Motions to... - NOW with Bill Moyers (May 26, 2002)
...... - Belief Erodes in First Amendment (September 3, 2002)
...Half of all Americans say the First Amendment "goes too far" in the rights it guarantees -- a 10 percentage point increa... - Treasury Department Is Warning Publishers of the Perils of Criminal Editing of the Enemy (February 28, 2004)
...still seek licenses from the government that would allow editing, but many First Amendment specialists said that was an unacceptable alternative. "That's censorsh... - Guard Our Rights (August 29, 2002)
...th wrote in his unanimous appellate decision this week in Cincinnati. "The First Amendment, through a free press, protects the people's right to know that their gove... - Court Bans Peace March in Manhattan (February 11, 2003)
...sing to grant a parade permit, the city did not violate the demonstrators' First Amendment rights, the judge, Barbara S. Jones of Federal District Court in Manhattan... - Dying Behind Closed Doors (August 28, 2002)
... determined that the systematic closure of 9/11-related cases violates the First Amendment. "The Executive Branch seeks to uproot people's lives, outside the public... - Changing the Standard (May 31, 2002)
...nstitutional limits on governmental intrusions. "But there are significant First Amendment concerns. There is a real cost to the openness of a free political society... - DOJ's Dot-Narc Rave Strategy (March 13, 2002)
.... "Much of what the government seems interested in is protected by the First Amendment," said ACLU lawyer Graham Boyd, who is in charge of tracking the governmen... - US Charges Saudi Man with Terrorism (January 10, 2004)
...f this charge," contending that operating websites falls within Hussayen's First Amendment rights. Nevin denied that Hussayen has raised money for jihad or posted ca... - FBI Seizes Documents from News Agency (April 24, 2003)
... case and that the F.B.I. took "very seriously" possible violations of the First Amendment protecting freedom of the press and the Fourth Amendment ensuring the righ... - The Anti-War Non-March (February 14, 2003)
...istory as a terrorism target, the city seems to be within its rights under First Amendment law. It is crucial, however, that this not become the norm. Officials c... - A Prayer for America (February 17, 2002)
... of constitutional justice? How can we justify in effect canceling the First Amendment and the right of free speech, the right to peaceably assemble? How can... - Patriot Act Faces New Challenge In Court (August 6, 2003)
...er links they might have with the groups are innocent and protected by the First Amendment, a view that has been supported by previous federal court rulings focused... - Media Access To Troops Can Be Denied (February 4, 2004)
...ever by a federal appeals court on the issue of whether journalists have a First Amendment right to be given access to news, rather than be able to publish informati... - establishes a religion
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Amendment I (the First Amendment) of the United States Constitution is part of the United States Bill of Rights. It states:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Thus, it prevents the United States Congress from passing any law which:
The consequences of this Amendment to American society have been profound. First Amendment questions have been raised with regard to the separation of church and state; civil rights issues; pornography and obscenity; political speech and organizations; journalism and its restrictions; involuntary commitment laws; and many more.
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| United States Bill of Rights
United States Constitution |
2nd Amendment |