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Who has First Amendment rights?
Amendment I 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.
Can the government restrict First Amendment rights?
First, the government may generally restrict the time, place, or manner of speech, if the restrictions are unrelated to what the speech says and leave people with enough alternative ways of expressing their views. Second, a few narrow categories of speech are not protected from government restrictions.
Does the First Amendment apply to the government?
The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire federal government even though it is only expressly applicable to Congress.
What does 1st Amendment say?
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.
What are the First Amendment rights of the US President?
Just as any citizen of the US, the President has first amendment rights: Freedom of speech, a right to a free press, the right to worship any religion, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition.
Should Presidents facing impeachment have a First Amendment right to fire?
High government officials don’t have a First Amendment right to be protected from firing based on their political views. That applies to presidents facing impeachment no less than other officials.
“The First Amendment applies to the government, and Twitter or Facebook, or any other social media platform, by and large, is a private sector actor and therefore the First Amendment does not apply.” Aughenbaugh says even without social media, the government isn’t stopping anyone from expressing free speech elsewhere.
What is not protected by the First Amendment?
Keep in mind, the First Amendment, like all of our rights, is not without limits. Certain types of speech, such as child pornography nor obscenity, are so lacking of value that they do not receive protection under the First Amendment. Moreover, certain “fighting words” are not accorded protection.