First Amendment Watch • September 19 2025

Media Attorney David Korzenik on South Park and First Amendment Protections for Parody

Korzenik discussed the First Amendment protections that are applied to satirical content and argued why those that criticize the president should be immune from defamation lawsuits he might file against them.

First Amendment Watch • August 15 2025

FIRE Attorney Zach Silver on the First Amendment Right to Record Police in Pennsylvania

Silver outlined the First Amendment issues in the case and discussed why qualified immunity should not apply.

First Amendment Watch • August 5 2025

Earthjustice’s Jeffrey Stein on US Department of Agriculture's Alleged Climate Change ‘Purge’

Stein discussed the First Amendment implications of the case and the importance of the affirmative disclosure provision under FOIA.

First Amendment Watch • July 24 2025

Legal Scholar Gloria J. Browne-Marshall on Her Book ‘A Protest History of the United States’

In an interview, Browne-Marshall discussed the criminalization of protest despite First Amendment protections and why protesters need to find ways to maintain their message and influence public opinion.

Delaware Currents • June 16 2025

U.S. Coast Guard and its partners help the safe flow of commerce on the Delaware River

The Coast Guard does not work in a silo. Rather, a quilt of protections, precautions and partnerships make up a patchwork that ensures the successful movement of commerce and safe navigation.

First Amendment Watch • June 2 2025

FIRE’s Robert Corn-Revere on Trump’s ‘Election Interference’ Suit Against Pollster

In an interview, Corn-Revere, Selzer’s attorney, discusses the First Amendment issues in this case and outlines why filing this lawsuit under the “consumer fraud” statute is meritless.

First Amendment Watch • April 7 2025

ACLU’s Esha Bhandari on Trump’s Alleged Targeting of Pro-Palestinian Viewpoints

Bhandari expressed that all Americans, regardless of their viewpoint, should be concerned with the Trump administration’s actions and its chilling of speech.

First Amendment Watch • March 31 2025

FPF's Seth Stern on the Controversy Around WIRED’s Reporting on DOGE

In an interview, Stern described the free speech issues that may arise from Musk’s roles as a social media platform owner and advisor to the president.

Delaware Currents • March 26 2025

Special report: Large vessels on the Delaware River lose steering, propulsion or power monthly

Large vessels on the Delaware River have lost power, steering or propulsion an average of at least 13 times a year from January 2013 through January 2024, putting bridges and other vessels in danger of a catastrophe similar to what happened in Baltimore last year, according to U.S. Court Guard data exclusively analyzed by Delaware Currents.

First Amendment Watch • March 10 2025

ACLU of Michigan’s Ramis Wadood on Its Lawsuit Against University of Michigan

In an interview Wadood described the university’s alleged First Amendment violations and explained how the university’s policies sweep up constitutionally protected speech.

First Amendment Watch • March 3 2025

The Knight Institute’s Carrie DeCell on Trump’s Threat to ‘Deport Hamas Sympathizers’

In an interview, DeCell, senior staff attorney and legislative advisor at the Knight Institute, outlined the First Amendment implications of President Trump’s executive order.

First Amendment Watch • February 21 2025

FIRE’s Greg Greubel on a Student’s Right to Free Expression Online

Greubel explained why universities cannot police student’s protected online speech, and argued that “professionalism policies” found in university codes of conduct are often vague.

Delaware Currents • January 24 2025

Lehigh Valley residents concerned by cement company’s haz-mat rail plan along Monocacy Creek

A cement company has proposed transporting hazardous waste on a railroad that runs along the Monocacy Creek, a concern for Lehigh Valley residents as an accidental spill would be hard to mitigate and could flow into the Delaware River, the source of drinking water for more than 14 million people.

First Amendment Watch • January 15 2025

Legal Scholar Samantha Barbas on Press Freedom Under Trump

Barbas shared her expectations for a second Trump presidency regarding press freedom and explained reasons why the press could cover the administration differently.

First Amendment Watch • January 8 2025

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker’s Stephanie Sugars on Protests, Police and the Press

Sugars discussed the considerations that are made in including detainments or arrests in the Tracker and the often tumultuous relationship between police and the press.

First Amendment Watch • December 19 2024

Robbie Parker on His Book ‘A Father’s Fight: Taking on Alex Jones'

Parker discussed his book, his experience dealing with grief, and what he described as a lack of responsibility taken by social media platforms.

First Amendment Watch • December 13 2024

ACLU’s Kia Hamadanchy on the ‘Stop Terror-Financing’ Bill That Could Penalize Non-Profits

Hamadanchy noted the possible reasons for the bill's introduction and expressed concerns over its power in the next presidential administration if enacted.

First Amendment Watch • November 27 2024

ACLU of Florida Attorney Michelle Morton on the Pro-Abortion Ad Controversy

She argued that the state’s actions restricting a pro-abortion television advertisement constituted viewpoint discrimination and unconstitutional coercion.

First Amendment Watch • October 21 2024

GW Law Professor Catherine Ross on Campus Speech and Free Expression

Ross weighs the pros and cons of institutional neutrality and stresses the importance of having well-crafted rules in place before demonstrations begin.

First Amendment Watch • October 15 2024

Two FIRE Attorneys on a Defamation Lawsuit Against an Oklahoma Historian

FIRE attorneys Greg Greubel and Sara Berinhout outline the First Amendment issues in the dispute and highlight the importance of anti-SLAPP legislation.

First Amendment Watch • October 7 2024

Former Columbia J School Dean Nicholas Lemann on Changing the Press Clause

Lemann offers suggestions on how to curb the economic decline of journalism, arguing that credentialing professional journalists may be important to its survival.

First Amendment Watch • September 27 2024

South Carolina ACLU's Legal Director on Alleged ‘Suppression’ of Incarcerated Voices

The organization is challenging a Department of Corrections policy that it claims violates its First Amendment right to receive and publish the speech of incarcerated people.

First Amendment Watch • September 11 2024

Legal Scholar Tim Zick on the First Amendment in the Trump Era

Zick discussed the First Amendment conflicts that arose under Donald Trump and how those disputes might be reanimated if he’s reelected this November.

First Amendment Watch • September 3 2024

FIRE’s Josh Bleisch on Political Expression in Colorado’s Capitol Senate Gallery

Bleisch explained how the vagueness of a Colorado rule restricting political expression in statehouse galleries can lead to viewpoint discriminatory enforcement.