First Amendment

The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that requiring elected officials to recuse themselves from governance votes on issues where they…

Legal experts are warning that a Tennessee bill signed into law earlier this month could subject news organizations to criminal…

A Colorado prosecutor violated a student blogger’s constitutional rights when she approved a search warrant of his mother's home over…

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a subpoena yesterday for the testimony of a New York Times reporter in the…

In the final oral argument of the term, the U.S. Supreme Court considered today whether recusal rules interfere with First…

The First Amendment protects statements in a “60 Minutes” story about the alleged use of a chicken processing company as…

A federal judge ended a lengthy legal battle that centered around a reporter's confidential sources yesterday when he dismissed a…

The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) reaffirmed a sweeping protection of speech earlier this week, denying…

Noting that even the most repugnant speech must be afforded the same protection as any other statement, the Reporters Committee…

A federal judge in Tennessee sealed court filings last week with little public explanation in a criminal case involving prescription…