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Jane Fonda and 500 other Hollywood stars are reviving the Committee for the First Amendment. What does that mean?

Jane Fonda is joining forces with more than 500 celebrities and Hollywood heavyweights to defend free speech. The membership roll already includes scores of famous actors like Jamie Lee Curtis, Viola ...
American Enterprise Institute

First Amendment Problems with Using Antitrust Law Against Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in February 2025, launched a request for information seeking public comment about how social media platforms’ “adverse actions” against users and user content may ...
Houston Chronicle

Jane Fonda, other stars, revive the Committee for the First Amendment – a group that emerged when the anti-communist panic came for Hollywood

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kathy M. Newman, Carnegie Mellon University (THE CONVERSATION) Jane Fonda is joining ...

Understanding the First Amendment: Key Freedoms and Landmark Cases

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.
Houston Chronicle

First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against the Red Scare

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yet, the First Amendment has not always been potent enough to protect the right to ...
Tennessean

As free speech debates rage, Americans have low understanding of First Amendment

An annual survey published by the Freedom Forum shows this year that American's understanding of their First Amendment rights remains low. Even as the First Amendment takes centerstage after the ...
Times Union

First Amendment in flux: When free speech protections came up against the Red Scare

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jodie Childers, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) As the United States faces ...