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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Label	Occurrences
First Amendment to the United States Constitution canonical	183
First Amendment	36
First Amendment law	17
First Amendment rights	8
Free Speech Clause	8
First Amendment freedom of speech	6
First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution	5
First Amendment free speech	3
First Amendment freedom of association	2
First Amendment Free Speech Clause	1
First Amendment assemblies	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 in the United States	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
U.S. Constitution, First Amendment	1
the First and Fourteenth Amendments limit the power of states to ban films as obscene	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 ⓘ Free Press Clause ⓘ linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution Free Speech Clause ⓘ linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution 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 ⓘ Texas v. Johnson ⓘ linked to: opinion in Texas v. Johnson Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District ⓘ
hasOrderInSeries	1 ⓘ
hasShortName	First Amendment ⓘ linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution
incorporatedThrough	Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ linked to: Fourteenth Amendment
interpretedBy	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
isIn	Article I of the Bill of Rights sequence ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
limits	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
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 (284)

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 rights ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

American Civil Liberties Union → focusesOn → First Amendment rights ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → containsClause → Free Speech Clause ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → containsClause → Free Press Clause ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

First Amendment to the United States Constitution → hasShortName → First Amendment ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

Establishment Clause → relatedTo → First Amendment ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder → constitutionalProvision → First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States 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 freedom of speech ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission → constitutionalProvision → Free Speech Clause ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review → focusesOn → First Amendment ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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 ⓘ

Cantwell v. Connecticut → constitutionalProvisionInvolved → Free Speech Clause ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

Employment Division v. Smith → hasAreaOfLaw → First Amendment law ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

First United States Congress → proposedAmendment → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

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

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

opinion in Texas v. Johnson → constitutionalProvisionInterpreted → First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ

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 → Free Speech Clause ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

Petition Clause → relatedTo → Free Speech Clause ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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 → The First Amendment severely limits the government’s power to enjoin publication of news by the press. ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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 free speech ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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

Brandenburg v. Ohio → legalIssue → First Amendment freedom of speech ⓘ

linked to: First Amendment to the United States Constitution

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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