Opinion: How expansive is the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause?

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) appealed to the First Amendment to block the "censure" levied against him by Secretary of Defense ...

The First Amendment still confuses us today: Everything to know

The First Amendment is only 45 words long, yet 235 years of court battles have left Americans fiercely devoted to an idea many struggle to define ...
Reason

Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations of Non-Citizen Students and Academics Violate the First Amendment

Today, in AAUP v. Rubio, federal district Judge William G. Young (appointed by Ronald Reagan) ruled that speech-based deportations of foreign students and academics violate the First Amendment. Here ...
American Enterprise Institute

First Amendment Problems with Using Antitrust Law Against Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...
Opinion

Justice Neil Gorsuch: Why Originalism Is the Best Approach to the Constitution

Originalism teaches only that the Constitution’s original meaning is fixed; meanwhile, of course, new applications of that meaning will arise with new developments and new technologies. Consider a few ...
The Denver Post

Colorado got schooled by the courts on our constitutional freedoms, again in 2025 (Opinion)

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 2025 was the year of remedial education for the Colorado General Assembly. Since legislators in the majority just can’t seem to understand the First ...