About

A publication for the five freedoms

First Amendment News reports on speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition—the five freedoms named in forty-five words that have generated two centuries of litigation.

We write for readers who want more than a headline: lawyers, journalists, students, and citizens who follow these disputes as they move through courts, legislatures, campuses, and newsrooms.

What we cover

Our reporting is organized around the five freedoms, each carrying its own body of law and its own live questions—public-forum doctrine, prior restraint, the establishment and free-exercise clauses, the right to gather, and the right to seek redress from the government.

Corrections

We correct errors openly and promptly. If you spot one, tell us and we will fix it and note the change.