first amendment
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Prosecutors allege the group conspired to interfere with the First Amendment rights of worshippers and violated federal laws designed to protect access to places of worship.
From Salon
“The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold those in power accountable.”
From Salon
“You have your First Amendment rights. I support that. You have the right to protest. I’m just asking to keep it peaceful,” Homan said Thursday.
There’s also a First Amendment claim, and an Administrative Procedure Act claim, which is that the government is acting illegally in an arbitrary and capricious way.
From Salon
Under the First Amendment, anyone in the U.S. has the right to engage in peaceful protest, which can include yelling, using profane language, videotaping officers and following them in a car, legal experts say.
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