For the people, by the people: a mantra our work at USA TODAY's First Amendment team, newly award-winning, is driven by.

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...

There’s a moment in every physician’s career when words begin to carry real weight. A casual suggestion shapes a patient’s decision; a tentative opinion influences treatment. What starts as personal ...

In the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, William & Mary News spoke with Timothy Zick, nationally recognized free speech expert and John Marshall Professor of Government and ...

From yesterday's decision by Judge Jorge Alonso (N.D. Ill.) in Rosado v. Bondi: Plaintiff Kassandra Rosado runs a Facebook group called "ICE Sightings – Chicagoland" and Plaintiff Kreisau Group runs a ...

For years, some of us have argued that President Donald Trump's January 6th speech was protected under the First Amendment and that any prosecution would collapse under governing precedent, including ...

A protest disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January. In the weeks that followed, protesters and journalists involved in the incident were arrested. The case highlights the tensions ...