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First Amendment may refer to the: First Amendment to the United States Constitution First Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Categories: Disambiguation “First Amendment” redirects here. ... The First Amendment of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the constitution of the state known today as the Republic of Ireland, was effected by the First Amendment of the Constitution Act, 1939, signed into law on 2nd September, 1939. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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	First amendment | LII / Legal Information Institute (657 words) The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. The First Amendment has been interpreted by the Court as applying to the entire federal government even though it is only expressly applicable to Congress. Despite popular misunderstanding the right to freedom of the press guaranteed by the first amendment is not very different from the right to freedom of speech. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4437 words) The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights. A small minority has questioned whether involuntary commitment laws, when the diagnosis of mental illness leading, in whole or in part, to the commitment, was made to some degree on the basis of the speech or writings of the committed individual, violates the right of freedom of speech of such individuals. Using the First Amendment as a focal point, examines the process of analysis by which the Supreme Court has interpreted the Constitution, and identifies how this process has led to the emergence of a “virtual" First Amendment.
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