 | The First Amendment protects individuals' right to free expression. The First Amendment ensures that individuals have the right to speak, publish, assemble and protest, no matter the content of their speech. In fact, the First Amendment exists precisely to protect the most controversial, hateful or obnoxious speech from government suppression. The First Amendment protects all types of both pure and symbolic speech, including the right to read books, listen to music, watch movies, engage in artistic performances, and wear logos. The guarantees of the First Amendment demonstrate that the best way to counter problematic speech is always with more speech, not less speech. |
