First Amendment News
Public Employees, Private Speech
First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson, Jr. explains how the First Amendment doesn’t always protect government workers.
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Controversial Speakers and the Problem of the Hecklers’ Veto
A controversial speaker is invited to a public university to deliver a speech. Many people exercise their free-speech rights to protest the selection of that speaker. However, some of those
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To Tweet Or Not To Tweet
First Amendment Center legal intern Melemaikalani Moniz lays out what government employees can and can’t post on social media.
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When it comes to our freedoms, is a C+ grade good enough?
In a report card issued by the First Amendment Center of the Newseum Institute, the First Amendment gets a barely passing grade.
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Remembering Johnson v. Avery, the Jailhouse Lawyer Case
First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson, Jr. discusses the landmark Supreme Court case that allowed “jailhouse lawyers” to help other inmates with their legal pleadings.
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Lawyer Has No First Amendment Right to Curse at Client for Not Paying Legal Fees
Individuals often have a First Amendment right to utter profanity, but attorneys are held to higher standards.
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Federal Judge Upholds City’s Ban on Wind Signs, Including Balloons Used for Advertising
The verdict’s in–there’s no First Amendment right to use helium balloons to attract customers.
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Supreme Court Considers Three First Amendment Cases This Term
First Amendment Scholar David Hudson Jr. takes a look at the free speech cases on the Court’s docket this term: Lee v. Tam, Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman, and Packingham v. North Carolina.
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Justice Sotomayor Expresses Concern Over Court’s True Threat Jurisprudence
What level of intent makes someone’s words a true threat? She thinks the Supreme Court should clarify.
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Judge Gorsuch Shows Sensitivity to First Amendment Issues
First Amendment Scholar David Hudson takes a look at Supreme Court nominee Judge Gorsuch’s track record on religious liberty, freedom of the press, and free speech.
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