Topics: Laws and Proposed Laws, 2008 to present

• California Assembly Bill 1570

  Critics of a California law cracking down on authentication of autographed collectibles say it violates the First Amendment by limiting the spread of...

• Drag Show Laws

  States in 2022 and 2023 began introducing laws to restrict drag show performances, raising questions about the First Amendment rights of free expression...

• Free Flow of Information Act

  The Free Flow of Information Act would create a federal shield law to protect reporters. Opponents of the law say the First Amendment does not entitle press to...

• Funeral Protests

  Funeral protest laws have been passed in response to distasteful protests at military funerals. Courts have generally upheld the laws against First Amendment...

• Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009)

  The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009) does not penalize speech unless the speech is intended to incite hate crimes...

• Same-Sex Couple Adoption Laws

  Some states have laws that allow adoption agencies to refuse adoption services to same-sex couples, raising questions about First Amendment religious rights...

• Stop W.O.K.E Act (Florida) (2022)

  A federal judge blocked Florida's Stop W.O.K.E. Act saying that it violates the First Amendment by limiting professors at state schools from expressing certain...