first amendment
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One X post that shared the fabricated image states: “A law that breaks the first amendment? Orwellian.”
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024
The activist group urged students and faculty to call on the university for a de-escalation: “Demand these students are allowed to express their first amendment rights!”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
"It could be anybody. It could be a homeless person. You don't get to violate people's first amendment rights, Smith," Giuliani ranted.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2023
There is no blanket definition of hate speech under American law, which is generally much more permissive than other countries because of the first amendment to the US Constitution.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023
Mr. Harris was substituted on the first amendment.
From Sketches New and Old, Part 7. by Twain, Mark