The First Amendment is only 45 words long, yet 235 years of court battles have left Americans fiercely devoted to an idea ...

Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor ...

Dos Pueblos High School (DPHS) has been named a recipient of the 2026 First Amendment Press Freedom Award, Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) ...

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Black journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, face federal charges as the Black press defends press freedom and the First Amendment.

President Donald Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal, filed in South Florida, raises potential First Amendment concerns regarding freedom of the press, speech and accountability. The Wall ...

In addition to guaranteeing freedom of speech and religion, the First Amendment prohibits government action "abridging freedom... of the press." As President Ronald Reagan declared, "There is no more ...

World Press Freedom Day, observed on May 3, honors this UN universal human right. Printed in this newspaper's Opinion pages is “The First Amendment” spelling out the basic freedoms enshrined in the ...

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 ...

A host of press freedom and civil rights organizations are warning the Department of Homeland Security that federal officers “may have violated the First Amendment rights” of journalists covering ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– Santa Barbara Unified School District is proud to announce that Dos Pueblos High School (DPHS) has been named a ...