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Articles, news and insights about free expression in America

Presented by the Free Speech Center and the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies

Federal judge rejects First Amendment challenge in school bullying incident

Judge dismisses free speech case over middle finger gesture to police

Federal judge allows protesters in Georgia Capitol to display profanity on buttons

5th Circuit affirms right to fire LSU professor for excessive use of profanity in classroom

Campus grant winners announced for First Amendment public relations campaigns

Grants available for campus First Amendment PR campaigns

9th Circuit: School officials can punish student for off-campus-created hit list

Court rules First Amendment protects motorist who gave the middle finger to police officer

Court says man did not have a free-speech right to wear Black Lives Matter shirt during trial

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Federal judge rejects First Amendment challenge in school bullying incident

Judge dismisses free speech case over middle finger gesture to police

Federal judge allows protesters in Georgia Capitol to display profanity on buttons

5th Circuit affirms right to fire LSU professor for excessive use of profanity in classroom

Campus grant winners announced for First Amendment public relations campaigns

Grants available for campus First Amendment PR campaigns

9th Circuit: School officials can punish student for off-campus-created hit list

Court rules First Amendment protects motorist who gave the middle finger to police officer

Court says man did not have a free-speech right to wear Black Lives Matter shirt during trial

Explore The First Amendment Encyclopedia

For News Media Interviews

First Amendment Issues

Ken Paulson

Constitutional History

John R. Vile

Journalism Issues

Deborah Fisher

Student rights, public employee speech, commercial speech

David L. Hudson Jr.

About John Seigenthaler

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