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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 ...

Discover how the First Amendment safeguards speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition freedoms in the U.S. Explore its significance and key Supreme Court cases.

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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 ...

This year, the U.S. received its lowest ranking since Reporters Without Borders launched a global press rights index in 2002.

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 ...

Coloradans fought for press freedom and freedom of information in 2025 in settings as small as the Eastern Plains town of ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — With free speech under attack across the country, Nicki Wilson spotlighted it at the Triplex Cinema. And who better to discuss it than acclaimed First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams?