first amendment

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In December, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge tossed out most of DuPont’s remaining claims, saying the city was protected by the first amendment in all but a few of its actions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

The first amendment to the US Constitution - known as the Establishment Clause - says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024

You talked a bit about your first amendment, which would double the size of the House.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024

“Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely,” she wrote.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

The first amendment brought the United States Senate nearer the people and opened the way for other reforms; the second made it possible to apportion more equitably the burdens of the government.

From In His Image by Bryan, William Jennings