Websites

Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute: First amendment

The Legal Information Institute is "a not-for-profit group that believes everyone should be able to read and understand the laws that govern them, without cost.

• Clarification of what the First Amendment means

• Information on important First Amendment cases

The First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University and the Newseum

"The center’s programs, including the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, provide education and information to the public and groups including First Amendment scholars and experts, educators, government policy makers, legal experts and students. The center is nonpartisan and does not lobby, litigate or provide legal advice."

• Center committed to protecting the First Amendment

• Includes background information and examples of challenges

American Freedom Defense Initiative v. MTA

• Official court document of the case

American Freedom Law center: American Freedom Defense Initiative v. MTA

The American Freedom Law Center describes itself as "a nonprofit Judeo-Christian law firm that fights for faith and freedom through litigation, education, and public policy initiatives."

• These lawyers represented the American Freedom Defense Initiative in this case

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