As each Election Day nears, many consumers of media on TV and online might feel like the number of political campaign ads gets higher and higher — along with the number of solicitations for campaign ...

Does the First Amendment protect student journalists? It depends, but in many cases public school officials can legally censor a school-sponsored publication like a newspaper or yearbook. If the ...

Journalists bring us the news and help shape public conversation about issues of social importance. And if we feel newspapers, magazines, TV and other news media don’t reflect us or the issues our ...

The First Amendment provides protections for free speech and a free press, but those protections are not unlimited. Under a legal concept known as “intentional infliction of emotional distress,” ...

The trials of rappers Young Thug (pictured above) and Gunna have generated significant controversy, especially within the rap music community. The two were indicted on racketeering charges. Young Thug ...

Herbert Dettmer asked for candles, salt and a small statue so he could continue to practice his beliefs while he was incarcerated in Virginia in the early 1980s. He was denied access to these items — ...

This First Amendment-friendly toolkit includes links to primers, classes and advisories about how the rights of free speech, assembly and petition work when you step outside — or go online — to ...

“Religious Studies are essential for understanding the role of religion in public life, negotiating differences in the public square and forging public policies that serve the common good. Through the ...

The annual Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference for high school juniors returns to the nation’s capital June 22-27, 2024. The Freedom Forum is pleased to welcome students to a week of ...

Welcome to the First Amendment Academy: a dynamic learning hub where students, educators and lifelong learners can explore resources about core First Amendment concepts. The First Amendment isn’t just ...

Application Requirements Be a current high school junior who will graduate in 2028 (rising senior at time of conference) Be interested in journalism or multimedia storytelling (e.g., documentaries, ...

False light is the widespread sharing of highly offensive, false material about someone with the knowledge that it is false or with reckless disregard for its truth or falsity. It often applies to ...