FIRE to Supreme Court: Protect the right to advocate for civil disobedience  

FIRE filed an amicus brief in the case of United States v. Hansen in support of a challenge to an overbroad federal law that puts the right to advocate for civil disobedience squarely in the government’s crosshairs.

Freedom of assembly and why it’s important

The Supreme Court ruled in 1937 that “the holding of meetings for peaceable political action cannot be proscribed.”

Do Americans know their rights? Survey says: No.

FIRE survey reveals that most can’t name more than one enumerated First Amendment right.

The First Amendment was born in Pennsylvania — we won’t let it die here

Fort Hunter Park in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, allows running. Unless you’re running for office, that is.

From protests to the Supreme Court: How the Civil Rights Movement advanced First Amendment legal protections

Peaceful protests not only appealed to the moral conscience of the average citizen but were also vehicles for advancing civil rights

First Amendment News 300: A Q&A interview with Laurence Tribe on freedom of expression 

Florida State University suspends free speech and freedom of assembly until further notice

First Amendment Library Feature: Case Database