first amendment
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The first amendment to the US Constitution - known as the Establishment Clause - says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024
You talked a bit about your first amendment, which would double the size of the House.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024
Harrison added: “These rules, established to protect human life and people’s first amendment rights, are core to our City’s value.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024
“Having successfully settled my case with ESPN/Disney, I have decided to leave so I can exercise my first amendment rights more freely,” she wrote.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023
Some of the private Members got their own back when the first amendment to the Address was moved by Mr. Joynson-Hicks.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
