Nashville's Freely Festival debuted with a sold-out show, celebrating the First Amendment with performances by The Killers, ...

Why do the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth want to violate the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment regarding the freedom of the press? It seems that they don't want the people to ...

First Amendment experts, practitioners try to answer that question.

In the wake of last week’s deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, William & Mary News spoke with Timothy Zick, nationally recognized free speech expert and John Marshall Professor of Government and ...

Democratic U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, the Senate Commerce Committee's ranking member, opposes the FCC's approval of the merger ...

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled that the key provision of Executive Order 14290, which was issued by President Donald J. Trump in May 2025, is unconstitutional, delivering a resounding victory ...

Amassing this kind of corporate power is a chilling next step toward a state media-like apparatus that bends to presidential pressure and suppresses First Amendment freedoms. Only months ago, Nexstar ...

Nashville prepares to host a music festival with purpose beyond entertainment next spring. Freely Fest combines major musical performances with celebration of First Amendment freedoms, creating an ...

At least three rights protected under the First Amendment clashed in recent days as protesters and journalists, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, were arrested in connection with a Minnesota ...

It has been a year since the second Trump administration took office, and during this time we have seen increasing challenges to rights and protections that many in the United States have long taken ...

The state of American democracy took another dark turn under the Trump administration this month. The Federal Communications Commission effectively rubber-stamped Texas-based Nexstar Media Group ...