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The Bill of Rights has guaranteed our freedoms and rights for over 200 years. Dean Leonard Baynes with the University of Houston Law Center looks at how they still relate to society today.
One of the most critical amendments in the Bill of Rights is the First Amendment because it provides legal protection for political dissent.
This editorial originally ran in fellow CNHI paper the , Michigan, Record-Eagle. It would behoove all citizens to reacquaint themselves with these foundational freedoms that guide us. As we celebrate ...
The First Amendment is arguably the most crucial in the Bill of Rights. But the extent of its protections is often misunderstood.
First Amendment rights provide Americans broad leeway, but there are also limitations We live in a free society and make independent decisions, so long as they do not violate the inherent freedoms ...
The Bill of Rights, containing the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, were ratified on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791 — enumerating rights and protections cherished by Americans.
Of the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment applies most often to the ordinary citizen today. Originally proposed as the third of 12 amendments, our First Amendment was one of the 10 ultimately ...
The Guntersville Museum is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States with a summer exhibit about ...
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights, written at the dawn of our republic to guard against government overreach.
We have received text from H.R. 162: First Amendment Accountability Act. This bill was received on 2025-01-03, and currently has 11 cosponsors.
"Corporations are people, too" is an old legal principle now being embraced by social media companies like Meta and TikTok. They say they have First Amendment rights that protect their speech.
The First Amendment is arguably the most crucial in the Bill of Rights. But the extent of its protections is often misunderstood.