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The First Amendment

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

- The U.S. Constitution

Resources

The materials listed in this Excel File are located in the First Amendment Center on the second floor of the E. J. Grehan Building on the University of Kentucky campus. While the resources do not circulate freely, they are available for public use. If you are interested in using any of the listed resources, please contact either Dr. Roy Moore (moore@uky.edu) or Dr. Beth Barnes (bbarnes@uky.edu).

Essay Contest

The winning entries from our Spring, 2006 First Amendment Essay Contest are now posted.

• First prize of $1,000 went to Brady Rivers, a junior advertising major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Read her essay on a possible flag burning amendment here (RTF).
• Second prize of $600 went to Janie Chung, a junior advertising major at Temple University in Philadelphia. Read her essay on whether the Internet merits First Amendment protection here (RTF).
• Third prize of $400 went to Kelli Donnelly, a senior broadcasting major at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Read her essay on flag burning here (RTF).

The contest, the first in the Center’s history, was open to juniors and seniors at any U.S. college or university. The contest attracted 83 entries from 15 different universities in 11 states. Students could write about a flag burning amendment, the right of reporters to keep sources confidential, or how much protection the First Amendment should extend to the Internet and other forms of new media technology.

First Amendment Quiz

To stimulate interest in First Amendment related issues, Dr. Richard Labunski (right) has created a quiz to challenge your knowledge. The quiz is divided into two parts. The first part consists of twelve true/false questions. The second part consists of eight multiple choice questions.

Dr. Labunski has a J.D. (law degree) as well as a Ph.D., and has recently published a book called James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights (Oxford University Press).

Syllabi

There are several courses offered at the University of Kentucky that touch on issues related to the First Amendment. This section of the First Amendment Center website provides links to those courses.

Links

Dr. Roy Moore, former Executive Director of the First Amendment Center, has been collecting links related to First Amendment issues for years. This section of the First Amendment Center website provides those links. Feel free to email Dr. Farrell with your suggestions for links.