My earlier posts on my book Constitutional Symmetry explained the basic idea of favoring symmetry and summarized the practical and theoretical reasons for this approach. In addition to advancing this ...

In theory, the Constitution should safeguard individual liberty by giving citizens a bulwark against state tyranny. However, the Constitution actually advanced ...

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 ...

Paul G. Summers, a lawyer, is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the ...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , part of the Bill of Rights, guarantees each person the freedom to speak out, ...

Discover how the First Amendment safeguards speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition freedoms in the U.S. Explore its significance and key Supreme Court cases.

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 ...

The First Amendment, arguably the most crucial amendment in the Bill of Rights, sets protections for free speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition, but the extent of these protections is often ...

A majority of Americans cannot name most of the rights protected under the First Amendment, according to an annual Annenberg Public Policy Center survey. One-third can’t name the three branches of U.S ...

“With all thy getting, get understanding." Most Americans don’t have much in faith in our political institutions these days and think the country is going in the wrong direction. In such frustrating ...

Should people be allowed to say whatever they want? It's a tough question, and as our reliance on consuming and communicating through social media has increased, it's become difficult to think of a ...

Preston is a research fellow for tax policy in The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the federal budget. Americans who have never lived elsewhere may take for granted the ...