first amendment

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“Because the First Amendment protects everyone’s right to sue the government, we expect Isaac to be released immediately.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Eastman’s attorney, Randall A. Miller, told the Associated Press that the court’s decision “departs from long-standing United States Supreme Court precedent protecting First Amendment rights, especially in the attorney discipline context.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“But the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought or speech in this country.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

“The First Amendment draws a line, which the government may not cross, at efforts to use government power—including the power of the purse—‘to punish or suppress disfavored expression’ by others,” Moss said in the ruling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

She had been correcting social studies papers and had just finished reading Noah Gershom's essay on the First Amendment when the thought flew into her head.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg