Floyd protests powered by freedoms of assembly, petition.
Two of our least-known freedoms, petition and assembly, are at the heart of our nation’s most profound changes.Today, those two freedoms are...
NEFAC Strengthens Advocacy with Additions to Board of Directors
The New England First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce two additions to its Board of Directors: Judy Meyer, Executive...
NENPA, NEFAC, MA Advocates Support Remote Access Legislation In July 9 Letter
This Friday, July 15, is the expiration date for virtual access to government meetings in Massachusetts. NENPA, and the New England First Amendment Coalition, joined...
2022 New England Muzzle Awards: Spotlighting 10 who diminish free speech
A Boston mayor who trampled on a religious group’s right to freedom of expression. A Worcester city manager who trampled on the public’s right...
The First Amendment Right to Protest Has Limits
We often use our free speech rights at the top of our lungs and in public spaces to protest loudly, proudly and...
COVID-19: Getting good information as virus crisis unfolds
Gene Policinski is president and chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute. He can be reached at gpolicinski@freedomforum.org, or follow...
229 years ago, America became . . . America
Today marks a hidden holiday, as uncelebrated as it is unappreciated. It was 229 years ago today that the United States ratified...
On behalf of the First Amendment: ‘Dear Mr. President’
Dear Mr. President: Congratulations on your election victory.
That’s a non-partisan congratulations. The First Amendment, with its 45 words...
You Can’t Have Democracy Without A Free Press
There’s a reason we need a free press, despite its faults and foibles: Democracy won’t work without it.
Perspective: Protect assembly and petition by preserving listening at public meetings
Two of the least-known freedoms protected by the First Amendment — the rights of assembly and petition — are being tested in today’s rancorous,...