First Amendment

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How the Electoral College Really Started How the Electoral College Really Started

Suddenly, it makes a whole lot of sense. 

Dec 6, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

History on Trial, On-Screen

History on Trial, On-Screen History on Trial, On-Screen

Challenging Holocaust deniers was messier in real life than in the new film Denial.

Oct 25, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Amy Goodman Dakota Access

North Dakota’s War on the First Amendment Threatens Everyone’s Right to Know North Dakota’s War on the First Amendment Threatens Everyone’s Right to Know

Charges against Amy Goodman were rejected. But warrants and arrests continue to threaten dissenters, observers, journalists–and honest debate.

Oct 18, 2016 / John Nichols

Amy Goodman

Amy Goodman Is Facing Jail Time for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All. Amy Goodman Is Facing Jail Time for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All.

The charges against Goodman are a clear attack on journalism and freedom of the press.

Oct 15, 2016 / Lizzy Ratner

Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel Is Not an Enemy of Journalism (He Just Wants to Destroy It) Peter Thiel Is Not an Enemy of Journalism (He Just Wants to Destroy It)

And what may be one of the most significant First Amendment fights in history.

Jun 30, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo’s BDS Blacklist Is a Clear Violation of the First Amendment Andrew Cuomo’s BDS Blacklist Is a Clear Violation of the First Amendment

Political boycotts are a form of protected expression. So why is New York’s governor trampling this constitutional right?

Jun 23, 2016 / Dima Khalidi

Julian Assange holds UN report

Julian Assange Just Began His 5th Year Inside the Ecuadorian Embassy Julian Assange Just Began His 5th Year Inside the Ecuadorian Embassy

Each year of his confinement represents another strike against freedom of information.

Jun 21, 2016 / Carey Shenkman

MTA Ads

The MTA’s Ban on ‘Political’ Ads Has Turned It Into the Free-Speech Police The MTA’s Ban on ‘Political’ Ads Has Turned It Into the Free-Speech Police

Should the New York City transportation agency, and others across the nation, be in the business of deciding what riders are allowed to see?

Jun 21, 2016 / Allegra Kirkland

Magnitsky Documentary

By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment

Should ultra-wealthy foreign nationals be able to transform their personal vendettas against foreign governments into law?

Jun 20, 2016 / James Carden

Stop Torture

The Era of Rogue Justice After 9/11 The Era of Rogue Justice After 9/11

We came perilously close to losing our Bill of Rights protections—and the struggle to restore them is not over.

May 25, 2016 / Feature / Karen J. Greenberg

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