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American civil liberties organization

The First Amendment Center supports the First Amendment and builds understanding of its core freedoms through education, information, and entertainment.[1]

The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, including freedom of speech, of the press and of religion, and the rights to assemble and to petition the government.[1][verification needed]

Founded by John Seigenthaler, the First Amendment Center is an operating program of the Freedom Forum and is associated with the Newseum and the Diversity Institute.[original research?][citation needed] The center has offices in the John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee,[original research?][citation needed] and at the Newseum in Washington, D.C..[1][verification needed]

The center's programs, including the Religious Freedom Education Project at the Newseum,[original research?][citation needed] provide education and information to the public and groups including First Amendment scholars and experts, educators, government policymakers, legal experts, and students.[1][verification needed] The center is nonpartisan and does not lobby, litigate or provide legal advice.[1][verification needed]

The center's website is a source of news, information, and commentary in the nation on First Amendment issues.[1][verification needed] It features daily updates on news about First Amendment-related developments, as well as detailed reports about U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the First Amendment, and commentary, analysis and special reports on free expression, press freedom, and religious-liberty issues.[1][verification needed]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Neumann, Caryn E. (March 31, 2025) [January 1, 2009]. "First Amendment Center". Free Speach Center at MTSU. Murfreesboro, TN: Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

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