Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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The encyclopedia includes articles on court cases, people, concepts and legal terms, laws and proposed laws and issues related to the five freedoms.
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The First 45 Words
An essay by John Seigenthaler on how The First Amendment came to be
Chronology
Dates in the development and history of the First Amendment
Overview
An introduction to the First Amendment and ongoing issues
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Speech and mass murder: Stay clear of the constitutional badlands
Flipping off police officer was reason enough to stop SUV, N.C. appeals court rules
Connecticut High Court finds student's gun threats were not protected by First Amendment
4th Circuit panel reinstates constitutional claims, says people have right to verbally challenge police 
Minnesota court upholds harassment order preventing woman from posting online
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Speech and mass murder: Stay clear of the constitutional badlandsFlipping off police officer was reason enough to stop SUV, N.C. appeals court rulesConnecticut High Court finds student's gun threats were not protected by First Amendment4th Circuit panel reinstates constitutional claims, says people have right to verbally challenge police Minnesota court upholds harassment order preventing woman from posting online
