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Discover how the First Amendment guarantees five core freedoms—religious liberty, free speech, a free press, the freedom of assembly, and the right to petition—and how it impacts us today.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech, religion and the press. It also protects the right to peaceful protest and to petition the government.
To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the NCC’s opening, the gallery is highlighting the five freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution: Speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion.
Freedom of Petition. How has the Supreme court interpreted the right to petition? The right to petition the government for a redress of grievances is protected by the first amendment. Explore these Supreme Court cases to learn more about this important right.
First Amendment, amendment (1791) to the Constitution of the United States that is part of the Bill of Rights. It protects freedom of worship, of speech, and of the press and the right to assembly and to petition. Learn more about the First Amendment, including a discussion of the various clauses.
The Freedom Summer 1964 campaign of voter education and registration was organized by groups including the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Photojournalist Ted Polumbaum captured images of the campaign.
The “right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” protects two distinct rights: assembly and petition. The Clause’s reference to a singular “right” has led some courts and scholars to assume that it protects only the right to assemble in order to petition the government.
At its most basic, “petitoning government for redress of grievances” involves a simple communication to government asking for change. At its most comprehensive, petition is done by professional lobbyists, representing industries with extensive resources and political influence.
This is a petition concerning a local school election and is a testament to how the First Amendment works in our own local communities. A selection of primary sources for freedom of petition, which is protected by the First Amendment.