From Adams to Trump: Presidents push the boundaries of the First Amendment

With President Donald Trump labeling the media “the enemy” and threatening broadcast licenses and political enemies, First Amendment scholars are asking:  Is the First Amendment under more ...
Government Executive

Labor groups warn of ‘gaping hole’ in First Amendment if court OKs Trump’s anti-union orders

Attorneys for the nation’s largest federal employee union warned this week that the August decision to allow President Trump’s executive orders stripping two-thirds of the federal workforce of their ...
Reason

Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations of Non-Citizen Students and Academics Violate the First Amendment

Today, in AAUP v. Rubio, federal district Judge William G. Young (appointed by Ronald Reagan) ruled that speech-based deportations of foreign students and academics violate the First Amendment. Here ...
CNN

Judges have looked unfavorably upon Trump in First Amendment cases this year

As the Trump administration faces backlash over officials’ decisions to target speech with which it disagrees, federal judges have already left a lengthy trail of rulings lambasting the government for ...
USA Today

Inside the 'harsh terrain' of Columbia University's First Amendment predicament

Columbia University reached a $200 million deal with the Trump administration in July. The Knight First Amendment Institute was among those concerned that it would hamper the school's autonomy. Though ...