Why IndyStar is focusing First Amendment coverage on universities

Higher education has emerged as a key area where First Amendment freedoms are being tested in Indiana, IndyStar reporter Cate Charron says.
American Enterprise Institute

First Amendment Lessons from the Shutdown About Government-Compelled Political Expression

Automatic-reply, out-of-office (OOO) emails are generally informative, innocuous and noncontroversial. They’re frequently formulaic—templates abound—and Microsoft offers instructions for their ...
KPBS

Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of Education Department employees when it replaced their personalized out-of-office e-mail notifications with ...
Austin American-Statesman

Experts question legality of Texas students punished for speech after Charlie Kirk’s death

When Gov. Greg Abbott calls for action in education, schools often respond. After conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination this month, two college students seen in viral videos who appeared ...
Times of San Diego

First Amendment takes center stage at Grossmont Union district meeting

GUHSD board meetings attract crowds of detractors of varying sizes inside the meeting room and outside the doors at the Grossmont High School campus, as seen on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Drew ...
Aclu.org

What the First Amendment Really Protects

From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone — including immigrants — and what it actually covers. The First Amendment is a ...
LAist

Judge says Education Dept. partisan out-of-office emails violated First Amendment

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