First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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constitutional amendment legal document

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a foundational provision in the Bill of Rights that protects freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition from government interference.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
First Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical	122
First Amendment	24
First Amendment law	12
Free Speech Clause	6
First Amendment rights	4
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution	4
First Amendment free speech	2
First Amendment freedom of speech	2
First Amendment Free Speech Clause	1
First Amendment free speech clause	1
First Amendment freedom of assembly	1
First Amendment freedom of expression	1
First Amendment freedoms	1
First Amendment freedoms of speech and press	1
First Amendment of the United States Constitution	1
Free Press Clause	1
The First Amendment freedom of the press is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment	1
The First Amendment limits the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.	1
The First Amendment severely limits the government’s power to enjoin publication of news by the press.	1
U.S. Const. amend. I	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61118 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Context triple: [Free Exercise Clause, partOf, First Amendment to the United States Constitution]

A. Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
B. Free Exercise Clause
The Free Exercise Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that protects individuals’ rights to practice their religion without undue government interference.
C. United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
D. Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
E. Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that requires states to recognize and honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Target entity description: The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a foundational provision in the Bill of Rights that protects freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition from government interference.

A. Fourteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment is a key post–Civil War addition to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees citizenship, due process, and equal protection under the law, forming the foundation of many modern civil rights protections.
B. Article II of the United States Constitution
Article II of the United States Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government, defining the powers, duties, and election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
C. Free Exercise Clause
The Free Exercise Clause is a provision of the U.S. Constitution that protects individuals’ rights to practice their religion without undue government interference.
D. United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
E. Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is a provision in the Bill of Rights that reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the federal government, serving as a key foundation for American federalism and states’ rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional amendment ⓘ legal document ⓘ
adoptedOn	1791-12-15 ⓘ
appliedToStatesBy	Incorporation doctrine ⓘ
appliesTo	local governments in the United States ⓘ state governments of the United States ⓘ
authoredBy	James Madison ⓘ
containsClause	Assembly Clause ⓘ Establishment Clause ⓘ Free Exercise Clause ⓘ First Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Free Press Clause First Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Free Speech Clause Petition Clause ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
guaranteesRight	freedom of assembly ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of the press ⓘ right to petition the government ⓘ
hasLandmarkCase	Brandenburg v. Ohio ⓘ Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ Engel v. Vitale ⓘ Lemon v. Kurtzman ⓘ New York Times Co. v. United States ⓘ Schenck v. United States ⓘ opinion in Texas v. Johnson ⓘ surface form: Texas v. Johnson Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District ⓘ
hasOrderInSeries	1 ⓘ
hasShortName	First Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Amendment
incorporatedThrough	Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
isIn	Article I of the Bill of Rights sequence ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
limits	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
partOf	Bill of Rights ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
prohibits	laws abridging the freedom of speech ⓘ laws abridging the freedom of the press ⓘ laws abridging the right of the people peaceably to assemble ⓘ laws abridging the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances ⓘ laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion ⓘ laws respecting an establishment of religion ⓘ
proposedBy	First United States Congress ⓘ
proposedOn	1789-09-25 ⓘ
protects	expressive conduct ⓘ peaceable assembly ⓘ petitioning for redress of grievances ⓘ political speech ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ
ratifiedOn	1791-12-15 ⓘ

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Referenced by (188)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Free Exercise Clause → partOf → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Free Exercise Clause → category → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment rights

American Civil Liberties Union → focusesOn → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment rights

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → containsClause → First Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Free Speech Clause

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → containsClause → First Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Free Press Clause

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → hasShortName → First Amendment to the United States Constitution self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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Establishment Clause → partOf → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Establishment Clause → relatedTo → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment

Reynolds v. United States → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Wisconsin v. Yoder → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission → legalIssue → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment freedom of speech

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Free Speech Clause

Religious Freedom Restoration Act → relatedTo → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review → focusesOn → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment

Bill of Rights → containsAmendment → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Sherbert v. Verner → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Cantwell v. Connecticut → constitutionalProvisionInvolved → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Free Speech Clause

Employment Division v. Smith → hasConstitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Employment Division v. Smith → hasAreaOfLaw → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment law

Gitlow v. New York → hasConstitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

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Virginia Declaration of Rights → influenced → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Pentagon Papers → relatedTo → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom → influenced → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Assembly Clause → partOf → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Assembly Clause → relatedTo → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Free Speech Clause

Petition Clause → partOf → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Petition Clause → relatedTo → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: Free Speech Clause

Petition Clause → category → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Schenck v. United States → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

County of Allegheny v. ACLU → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

New York Times Co. v. United States → holding → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: The First Amendment severely limits the government’s power to enjoin publication of news by the press.

New York Times Co. v. United States → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → legalIssue → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment free speech

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Brandenburg v. Ohio → legalIssue → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Amendment freedom of speech

Brandenburg v. Ohio → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Engel v. Vitale → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Lemon v. Kurtzman → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Everson v. Board of Education → arguedUnder → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Lee v. Weisman → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Town of Greece v. Galloway → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

City of Boerne v. Flores → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

Colorado Department of State v. Baca → constitutionalProvisionInvoked → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

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