Freedom of the press in the United States is legally protected by the First Amendment, which famously declares: “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” ...

April 7, 2025 • Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading ... The State of the First Amendment. April 15, 2025 • An administrative judge at the federal agency that enforces U.S ...

A handful of First Amendment advocacy groups are raising concerns about the treatment of journalists covering the ongoing ...

Photo: Imago/Zuma Press The press is the only commercial enterprise that is explicitly protected by the First Amendment. Both freedom of speech and the press are constitutionally guaranteed.

"The press plays an essential role in our democracy as the public’s eyes and ears," wrote the groups, led by the First ...

the First Amendment prohibits government action "abridging freedom... of the press." As President Ronald Reagan declared, "There is no more essential ingredient than a free, strong, and ...

once “White House press facilities have been made publicly available as a source of information for newsmen, the protection afforded newsgathering under the first amendment guarantee of freedom ...

While many respondents know of freedom of speech, many don’t know the other four freedoms enshrined in the amendment — religion, press, assembly and petition — or what is covered by these ...

On Nov. 17, third-year law students with the First Amendment Clinic led a workshop on the freedom of the press at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The workshop was attended by local journalists and by ...

My concern — and the fear of those who worry about the fate of democracy — is how that will translate into treatment of the press and freedom of speech. Can the First Amendment hold up to what ...