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
ExamplePublic 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