Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.

The politics of free speech, it seems, stops at the water’s edge. The AP sued on First Amendment grounds and, though a Trump-appointed federal judge didn’t yet lift the ban, ...

Virtually every flashpoint in American politics right now involves the First Amendment right to free speech and free expression. Some of this tension is due to President Donald Trump, who vowed in ...