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First Amendment
First Amendment news and analysis from The Nation
April 11, 2019
The indictment, charging him with hacking one password, may seem like good news; in fact, it’s an attack on investigative journalism.
November 22, 2018
Allowing the wearing of a hijab on the House floor respects the commitment that there shall be “no religious test” for elected officials.
November 20, 2018
If the First Amendment means anything, it is the right to obtain public-interest information from impure, indeed hopelessly tainted, sources.
September 12, 2018
Over the past decade, the Supreme Court has recast free speech and the Constitution’s core principles in order to entrench the power of employers and the wealthy.
August 1, 2018
The president is trying to construct an alternate reality where he alone tells the truth.
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July 20, 2018
A firestorm over the Miami Dolphins’ penalties forced pro football to pull back on punishing players for national-anthem protests.
January 24, 2018
Montana’s Steve Bullock comes up with simple step states can take to preserve Internet freedoms.
January 11, 2018
In the contest to undermine press freedoms, he’s maybe the best ever.
January 10, 2018
Kenneth Marcus has a history of opposing affirmative action and attacking the First Amendment rights of Israel critics.
January 9, 2018
As more than 40 senators back a bipartisan move to overturn the FCC’s assault on the Internet, activists chart a difficult but possible path to victory.
