8 First Amendment Stories to Watch in 2025
Exploring the biggest 1A stories on the horizon.
First Amendment Stories of 2024: A Year in Review
1A was front and center once again.
Does Displaying, Teaching Ten Commandments Violate the First Amendment?
An analysis of the Ten Commandments in U.S. life.
How the ‘Reindeer Rule’ Keeps Christ in Christmas Displays
Learn all about this little-known rule.
Jingle Bell Blocked: 10 Holiday Songs That Have Been ‘Banned’
Exploring some of the most prominent bans in holiday music history.
Does Government Regulation of Social Media Violate the First Amendment?
Exploring what the government can (and can't) do on social media.
Why Is Christmas a Federal Holiday?
Exploring the relationship between Christmas and separation of church and state.
1A in Action: Don’t Mute DC and Fighting for the Right to Go-Go
We highlight Don't Mute DC as part of our 1A in Action series.
Swearing on Dr. Seuss? Why Government Officials Don’t Have to Use Bible for Oath of Office
A common misconception explained.
Perspective: Why Voting Is the Ultimate Expression of First Amendment Rights
Will you be exercising your rights this Election Day?
2024 Free Spirit Scholar: Shannon Raneri
I’m here writing this because Freedom Forum believes that I am a Free Spirit and that I dream, dare, and…
Campus Protests 1 Year Into Israel-Hamas War: Where America Stands
New survey data shows Americans' views on campus protests.
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