The FACT Web site is intended to be a resource for anyone wanting to learn about the First Amendment. It provides information on all the liberties guaranteed by the amendment. The site will be continually updated and expanded. FACT maintains links to other Web sites that have relevant material.

The Declaration of Independence	The text of the Declaration of Independence with the list of the 56 signatories and a very brief bio sketch of each signer. Page is complete.
Threats to freedom of speech and freedom to read on the Internet	The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional To read the oral argument at U.S. Supreme Court, click here. To read the U.S. Supreme Court decision, click here. Pages now contain references to new attacks on freedom of speech and freedom to read on the Internet. Pages will be gradually expanded.
First Amendment Victories!	Victories around the nation for free speech, freedom of the press, religious liberty, and other First Amendment rights. Updated weekly.
Censorship alert!	Attempts at censorship by the federal government, state legislatures and agencies, the courts, organized groups, or by individuals. Updated weekly.
Attacks on student free speech and freedom to read rights	Congressional, state, and local actions to suppress students' freedom of speech and freedom to read. Updated weekly.
Threats to religious liberty!	Attempts by state or federal agencies to infringe upon religious liberty. Updated weekly.
Religious liberty	How the First Amendment and the Constitution protect religious liberty: A summary of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, how federal courts have impacted Native American religious liberty, Jefferson on religious liberty, President Clinton's directive on religion in public schools, his memorandum on religion in the federal workplace, the Clinton White House guidelines on religious exercise and expression in the federal workplace, and Clinton's executive order on protecting Native American sacred sites, as well as U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige's guidance on prayer in public schools, and other documents and commentary. Page will be expanded.
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press	How the First Amendment and the Constitution protect freedom of speech and the press: A summary of U.S. Supreme Court decisions (under construction), Meiklejohn on freedom of speech, and other documents and commentary. Page will be expanded.
Right to peaceably assemble, and right to petition the government, and the right of association	How the First Amendment and the Constitution protect the rights to peaceably assemble and to petition the government, and the freedom of association: A summary of U.S. Supreme Court decisions. And more. Pages will be gradually expanded.
State (FOI) Freedom of Information Laws	FOI laws will be posted here, state by state, and updated when necessary. Page under construction.
First Amendment organizations	A list of organizations that are active in protecting First Amendment liberties. FACT links to those which have Web sites. Page will be expanded.
First Amendment Web sites	A list of sites that contain relevant material. FACT links to these sites. Page will be expanded and updated.
First Amendment odds and ends	Topical material: notes about conferences, panel discussions, calls for papers, and other items. Page will change as information available.
U.S. Supreme Court decisions	Summaries of the high court's rulings, beginning with the current term and going back, term by term. Pages will be gradually expanded.
First Freedom Op-Ed Service	Commentary written by First Amendment experts and authors who have had books banned or burned. This service is an independent project created by the American Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Freedom to Read Foundation Board of Trustees. New op-ed pieces will appear as available.
First Amendment protections in state constitutions All links to state constitutions repaired as of Jan. 16, 2003	Contains the relevant sections of the Wyoming Constitution and an analysis of how the Wyoming Supreme Court has interpreted these sections. The page also includes relevant portions of the state constitutions of the 50 states with links to the full texts of state constitutions. The North Dakota Constitution is only available as a PDF at this time. When this constitution is available as an HTML file on the Internet, the appropriate link will be made.
First Amendment decisions by the Wyoming Supreme Court	A chronological outline of significant free speech and religious liberty rulings by the state high court. Page under construction.
Q & A Question:I have searched for a copy of the South Carolina Constitution with all of the articles listed. Someone read parts of Article 36 (I think) on a talk show in the upstate this morning which supports the acknowledging God in our state law. I can't find an Article 36. Can you direct me to a site where I can find that information? Is there an Article 36 or do you know where this information can be found? I was surprised and unnerved by what is going in Great Falls, S.C. For the answers click on Q&A.;	Send a First Amendment question to the site editor at his e-mail address: levendos@trib.com. He will select one question each week. The week's question will either be answered by the site editor or a scholar who is a First Amendment expert.
Who to contact in a crisis	List of ACLU offices in each state and other organizations you can call for advice if you feel your First Amendment rights have been violated. Pages will be expanded.
First Amendment and Bill of Rights commentary by editor Charles Levendosky *	Levendosky's copyrighted columns on the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights from September 1994 to the present. Now contains Levendosky's speech for the Julie J. Boucher Memorial Lecture on Intellectual Freedom. Page will be gradually expanded.
First Amendment bibliography *	List of books that focus on all aspects of the First Amendment. Page will be gradually expanded.
Quotes about the First Amendment	Contains quotes from the founders, presidents, U.S. Supreme Court justices, and other judges on First Amendment liberties. Page will be gradually expanded.