The past year has underscored the need for vigilance in defending the First Amendment
Posted on AllSides May 6th, 2021
From The Center

OPINION
The tumultuous events of the past year have highlighted the First Amendment’s vital role as a pillar of American democracy. They have also underscored the need for vigilance in defending it.
Journalists’ coverage of these events — the pandemic, the nationwide protests denouncing police killings of Black Americans and supporting racial justice, and the bitterly contested presidential election and its aftermath — has put renewed focus on the protection of freedom of the press.
Attacks by law enforcement on protesters and journalists have brought to prominence two other First Amendment...