In the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, a fierce First Amendment debate over the concept of “hate speech” has taken center stage across the nation. Conservative lawmakers and ...

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like "God Hates the USA/Thank God for 9/11," ...

Amid a firestorm over online speech, top Republicans like Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi are calling for the government to crack down on certain social media comments ...

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers. The First Amendment is a ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. “If we don’t have FREE SPEECH, then we just don’t have a FREE COUNTRY,” ...

“Free speech isn’t just saying what you want to say; it’s also hearing what you don’t want to hear.” The line has been attributed to many people over the years — most recently by friends of the late ...

Imagine a protest outside the funeral of a popular political leader, with some of the protesters celebrating the death and holding signs that say things like “God Hates the USA/Thank God for 9/11,” ...

WASHINGTON — American presidents have long tested the bounds of First Amendment protections. From John Adams enforcing the Sedition Act that criminalized critical speech, to Woodrow Wilson suppressing ...