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Bill of Rights

Amendment I

Religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

Full text

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.

Courts apply this to state and local governments through the Fourteenth Amendment.

Related issues

County · Public meetings

Example

Public comment cut to one minute at Board of Supervisors meetings

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors

Amendment I · Petition
Status: Agency respondedConfidence: High

Related laws

County · Resolution

Resolution [number]: public comment time limits

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors

Amendment I · Petition
Status: Adopted [date]Issues: 1