Thomas Jefferson wrote to James Madison advocating a Bill of Rights: "Half a loaf is better than no bread. If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can." Congress shall make no law ...

Americans who have never lived elsewhere may take for granted the constitutional protections we enjoy. The drafters of the Constitution met at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, just over a decade ...

The First Amendment says that "Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech." But one prominent conservative judge, whose name has been mentioned as a possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee ...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is important to Americans, but only a fraction of them can fully explain why. That’s according to an annual survey by Freedom Forum which polled Americans ...

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers. The First Amendment is a ...

A protest disrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January. In the weeks that followed, protesters and journalists involved in the incident were arrested. The case highlights the tensions ...

A rumor that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson called to repeal the First Amendment from the Constitution is circulating online. Johnson allegedly made the call to do away with the amendment, which ...

As the nation approaches its 250th birthday next year, the National Archives has mounted its first display of the entire Constitution. The exhibition gives viewers a chance to see not only the ...