In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, a fierce First Amendment debate over the concept of “hate speech” has taken center stage across the nation. Conservative lawmakers and ...

Even when a public college employee is speaking outside of their job duties as a private citizen, they might not be ...

Amid a firestorm over online speech, top Republicans like Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi are calling for the government to crack down on certain social media comments ...

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like "God Hates the USA/Thank God for 9/11," ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. “If we don’t have FREE SPEECH, then we just don’t have a FREE COUNTRY,” ...

The First Amendment is meant to protect freedom of speech for the nation's people and press. But this week, that protection was tested. The First Amendment's freedom of speech got a workout this week.

A week after the White House boasted that Trump “is a strong supporter of free speech,” the president’s legal gibberish ...

The Freedom Forum’s annual Where America Stands survey, which surveys citizens regarding their awareness, understanding and support of the First Amendment, presented new findings Sept. 25 amid weeks ...

President Trump stated his administration "took the freedom of speech away" in relation to flag burning. Trump signed an executive order in August directing his administration to prosecute people who ...