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1791 amendment limiting government restriction of civil liberties
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of peaceable assembly and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights. In the original draft of the Bill of Rights, what is now the First Amendment occupied third place.
More on Wikipedia ↗(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a free speech case involving two Michigan brothers who were disciplined for wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” apparel to
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a First Amendment appeal from two middle school students who were ordered to remove sweatshirts emblazoned with the words “Let’s Go Brandon.”
Centre County Judge Brian Marshall sentenced Williams to 10 to 20 years in state prison in March 2024.