A decade ago, the University of Washington (U.W.) adopted an official statement that "acknowledges the Coast Salish peoples of this land, the land which touches the shared waters of all tribes and ...

The New York Times sued the Defense Department over new rules restricting how reporters cover the U.S. military, alleging they violate the First Amendment. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S.

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.” By Erik Wemple Reporting ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Monday that an 11-judge panel will hear a San Diego case challenging a voter-approved California law that requires a background check for nearly all ...

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The order comes days after business groups pressed the Supreme Court to stop the state’s climate laws on First Amendment grounds. A federal appeals court has paused one of California’s new laws ...

When a class action is removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), plaintiffs sometimes amend their pleadings to try to defeat federal jurisdiction. The recent U.S. Court of ...

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 ...

A California law that limited residents to one gun purchase every 30 days is unconstitutional, meaning state residents can continue purchasing firearms as frequently as they want, a federal appellate ...

A Wisconsin bill seeks to legally define antisemitism using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition. Opponents argue the bill could infringe on First Amendment rights to ...

PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — Should you be able to carry a switchblade in public? An Arizona-based knife rights organization thinks so. Knife Rights, Inc., argued in front of a three-judge panel of the ...