A federal district court discusses how the First Amendment limits liability for "hostile environment harassment" based on "speech on matters of public concern" in universities (public or private). And ...

America’s Founders believed the exercise of the rights protected by the First Amendment “lies at the foundation of free government by free men.” A recent survey on First Amendment rights, however, ...

First Amendment experts expect major developments in issues like age verification, artificial intelligence and academic ...

In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, a fierce First Amendment debate over the concept of “hate speech” has taken center stage across the nation. Conservative lawmakers and ...

An annual survey published by the Freedom Forum shows this year that American's understanding of their First Amendment rights remains low. Even as the First Amendment takes centerstage after the ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. “If we don’t have FREE SPEECH, then we just don’t have a FREE COUNTRY,” ...

Following the early March detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and green card holder, experts are debating how far the First Amendment goes to cover non-citizens. While Khalil ...

The city council passed a motion banning the two terms on July 30, saying they were the "most frequently used offensive and injurious epithets" at its meetings. Some local neighborhood councils ...