Constitution

Amendment I - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. 12/15/1791. "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." While "Congress shall make no law abridging speech," there are nevertheless exceptions made for speech that may be found harmful to overall …

…Congress shall make no law" has been impinged upon. Such instances include cases in the following areas: Defamation Libel Freedom of Information Indecency and obscene speech What is interesting about the First Amendment is that its jurisprudence is still developing, and is increasingly focused on new technologies like the Internet. Because the Internet is not a newspaper, television, or telephone, ambiguity exists as to how to treat it as a medium of discourse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**