first amendment

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Leon wrote that while service members have more limited free speech protections than civilians under the US Constitution's first amendment, no court has ever extended those limits to retired service members.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Harrison added: “These rules, established to protect human life and people’s first amendment rights, are core to our City’s value.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Mr. Keenan alleged the law, in addition to hurting the pension, was unconstitutional because it “violates the first amendment for compelling speech, viewpoint discrimination and content discrimination.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“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 which the House has made, and the most important one, will be found to commence in the eighth line of the first section.

From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by Barnes, William Horatio