First Amendment rights

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

WATCH: Trump signs executive orders on cashless bail, flag burning

By Associated Press

Judge blocks Trump push to cut public school funding over diversity programs

The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the Republican administration of giving “unconstitutionally vague” guidance and violating teachers’ First Amendment rights.

By Holly Ramer, Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Rural Kansas police raid newspaper office amid rampant ‘anti-press rhetoric’

Several press freedom watchdogs condemned the Marion Police Department's actions as a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution’s protection for a free press.

By John Hanna, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

U.S. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S. February 24, 2022. Photo by Marco Bello/REUTERS

Prosecutor suspended by Gov. DeSantis asks court to reinstate him, citing First Amendment

An elected Florida prosecutor who says he was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis for political gain and because he is a Democrat is asking the state Supreme Court to reinstate him.

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Students who launched pro-slavery petition at Missouri high school sue after suspensions, expulsion

On Sept. 17, according to the suit, the district interviewed the students involved and subsequently charged them with violating school policy.

By Gabrielle Hays

Supreme Court rules in favor of cheerleader who published critical social media post in First Amendment case

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania public school wrongly suspended a cheerleader over a vulgar social media post.

Federal court to review ‘protest bans’ in Portland arrests

By Rebecca Boone, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

The protest bans, first reported by ProPublica, were included in at least a dozen cases — most of them involving misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a lawful order.

PEN America lawsuit alleges Trump is stifling free speech

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

"President Trump has First Amendment rights and is free to criticize the press vehemently, but he is not free to use the power and authority of the United States government to punish and stifle it," the complaint reads.

Supreme Court to hear case of Colorado baker who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple

By Associated Press

The case asks the high court to balance the religious rights of the baker against the couple's right to equal treatment under the law. Similar disputes have popped up across the United States.