First Amendment library, the only one of it's kind in America

Click here to go to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education's First Amendment Library. FIRE’s First Amendment Library, the first and only one of its kind in the nation.

The Library will contain, among other things, the following:

• An ever-expanding database of Supreme Court cases dealing with First Amendment issues. Currently, this database contains over 900 cases, and new cases from each term will be added as they occur.

• A collection of historical and jurisprudential documents, academic articles, and law review articles about the First Amendment and related issues.

• Break-out pages for each broad category of the five freedoms protected under the First Amendment that highlight influential Supreme Court decisions, historical and jurisprudential documents, and other materials that inform and educate readers about the topic.

• Interactive timelines highlighting landmark events in the history of free speech and First Amendment rights.

• Educational resources for use in primary through secondary education, including the development of a First Amendment encyclopedia aimed at the layperson.

The Library is a work in progress, replete with revisions, corrections, updates, and expansions. The initial launch is a modest sample of will come in the months and years to come—numerous new categories and sub-categories will be added.