Commentary
Inside the First Amendment
By Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center
The five freedoms in the 45 words of the First Amendment are simple enough to list: religion, speech, press, assembly and petition. But in 2009 Americans once again found some unique, conflicting and at times ironic ways to interpret or apply those five basic rights.
- In Texas, four cities and 15 elected officials cited their personal free-speech rights in a lawsuit that claims they…
