The ongoing fight to defend the First Amendment’s five freedoms

By: Rosemary Ford and Caitlin Agnew

Outlets: NHPBS

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 1,427

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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What freedoms does the First Amendment grant us? It says, “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.” As great, and as revolutionary, as those words are, we have been fighting about what they mean — and protect …

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