Free Speech Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly held that burning the U.S. flag to make a political statement is a form of free speech protected under the First Amendment. ... Read more

U.S. residents are generally entitled to freedom of expression, regardless of immigration status, though this won't always protect against deportation. ... Read more

Learn when government officials may delete comments on social media account or block users entirely—and when doing that would be a violation of free speech rights. ... Read more

The First Amendment doesn’t protect pornography that meets the legal standards for obscenity, but Internet porn has complicated those standards. ... Read more

There’s no exception for hate speech under the First Amendment’s protection for freedom of expression, unless the speech is direct, personal, and either truly threatening or violently pr ... Read more

Answers to frequently asked questions about the constitutional right to freedom of expression and its limits—including how free speech rights apply to social media, students, immigrants, p ... Read more