FirstRight helps you understand the full scope of First Amendment protections, identify when those rights have been breached, and take informed legal action.
Government silencing your views, punishing political expression, retaliating against whistleblowers, or restricting lawful protest. If a public employer fired you for what you said, that's a case.
Being forced to participate in religious activities, denied employment over your faith, or prevented from practicing your beliefs. The government cannot favor one religion over another.
Government officials blocking journalists, seizing equipment, or restricting reporting. Public records denied without cause. Censorship of publications by state actors.
Unlawful dispersal of peaceful protests, denial of permits based on viewpoint, excessive force at demonstrations. Your right to gather peacefully is constitutionally protected.
Retaliation for filing complaints with the government, punishing citizens who seek legal redress, or obstructing access to courts. The government cannot punish you for asking it to act.
Government officials blocking you on social media, public universities censoring online speech, surveillance that chills expression. The First Amendment applies online.
"If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea offensive or disagreeable."
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)
Plain-English guides on every type of First Amendment protection. Real case examples, not legal jargon. Understand exactly what the government can and cannot do.
Walk through an interactive assessment that asks the right questions. Was the actor a government entity? What type of speech or activity was restricted? Get a clear answer on whether you have a case.
If your rights were violated, get matched with a civil rights attorney who specializes in your specific type of First Amendment claim. No generic directories. Targeted expertise.
FirstRight exists to close the gap between rights on paper and rights in practice. Because the biggest threat to constitutional freedom isn't bad law. It's people who never realized they had a case.