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What the Public Knows About the First Amendment

Over at BLT, The Blog of Legal Times, Tony Mauro reports on a recent survey that measured the public’s awareness concerning the meaning of the First Amendment. Results: mixed. A little more than half our citizens seem to know that freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment, but freedom of religion and the press–not so much. Check out Mr. Mauro’s post here.