Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison advocating a Bill of Rights: "Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can." Congress shall make no law ...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is important to Americans, but only a fraction of them can fully explain why. That’s according to an annual survey by Freedom Forum which polled Americans ...

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably ...

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...

The Bill of Rights exists to protect the people and the states from an overreaching federal government. Since the 1920s, the federal courts have turned the Bill of Rights into a weapon to use against ...

There has been a lot of talk from Trump administration officials about punishing speech. Here is what the law says. By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington In the wake of the killing of the ...