first amendment

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If we stand for the First Amendment, then we should celebrate it and promote it.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Disney previously said it is confident that the “record demonstrates our continued qualifications as licensees under the Communications Act and the First Amendment and are prepared to show that through the appropriate legal channels.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Many of these rulings—including Stone itself—wove Lemon together with other First Amendment principles, like the prohibition against religious coercion in public education.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

“Because the First Amendment protects everyone’s right to sue the government, we expect Isaac to be released immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, the Virginia Resolutions described the Alien and Sedition Acts as “alarming infractions” of the Constitution that violated the free speech guarantees of the First Amendment.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis