WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — Political blogger D.J. Byrnes is asking a judge to dismiss a telecommunications harassment charge against him, arguing in a court motion that texts to state Sen. Jerry Cirino were ...

Lawyers for retired guardsman Timothy Stanhope successfully argued he was pressured to retire over online posts criticizing his leaders.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder, a fierce First Amendment debate over the concept of "hate speech" has ...

Americans can now take over a dozen free, online courses hosted by Arizona State University to learn more about their First Amendment rights, thanks to a new partnership between two nonprofits. The ...

Given what’s heading our way, we need a capacious view and robust defense of the First Amendment from all quarters. Former president Donald Trump in Milwaukee in 2020. This article originally appeared ...

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like "God Hates the U.S./Thank God for 9/11," ...

More than half of Americans believe the First Amendment can go too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a First ...

The Freedom Forum is expanding its support of First Amendment journalism. A First Amendment Reporters initiative has expanded to include reporters at The Arizona Republic, The Indianapolis Star and ...

From today's opinion in Whateley v. Lackey, written by Fourth Circuit Judge Pamela Harris and joined by Judges Agee ...

For the people, by the people: a mantra our work at USA TODAY's First Amendment team, newly award-winning, is driven by.

Seven former EPA employees said they were targeted for removal for signing an open “declaration of dissent” in their personal capacities because they had fewer civil service protections rather than ...