1st Amendment

Introduce students to the news-driven ecosystem with this infographic from News Literacy Project. Why are current events and civic literacy important?

How have the courts addressed the First Amendment rights of students over the years?

What does the U.S. Constitution say about flag burning?

What constitutes as a public school, and does the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause prohibit, or the Establishment Clause require a state to exclude religious schools from its charter school program?

Do public schools burden parents’ religious exercise when they compel school children to participate in instruction against their parents’ religious convictions and without notice or opportunity to opt out?

Does the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as applied to the petitioners, violate the First Amendment?

What are the objectives of the student protest movements spreading across college campuses? Are these protests constitutionally protected?

What are the First Amendment rights of social media platforms when it comes to content moderation?

Can public officials be held liable for blocking critics on social media?

It’s Black History Month. Let’s take a look at a student-led protest that became a famous Supreme Court case.