Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even as debates surrounding the First Amendment dominate headlines across the country following the shooting death of conservative ...

While working at one of our sister newspapers years ago, I was excited to be sent to Virginia on an American Press Institute fellowship. One of the best parts of my stay there was my introduction to ...

As were many, Elizabeth Doll was horrified by the slaying last week of conservative activist Charlie Kirk; for a number of reasons. Both efforts intend to bring together people of differing ...

First Amendment freedoms shape how we live, work and connect with one another. These fundamental rights — freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition — form the foundation of American ...

This is written from one who has had the privilege of representing a community college and independent school districts in Texas for more than 40 years. The public schools see the public attention ...

The First Amendment protects citizens from government censorship, not from actions by private companies or individuals. Social media platforms like X and Facebook can legally remove posts or ban users ...

In today’s polarized political climate, few constitutional provisions are invoked as frequently — and are as misunderstood — as the First Amendment. From social media bans to campus protests, ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...

Thanks are in order for the foot in Pam Bondi’s mouth. The attorney general’s First Amendment fumble managed to bring the left and right together in these fraught political times — even if only for a ...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably ...