About the Free Speech Center

The Free Speech Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy center dedicated to building understanding of the five freedoms of the First Amendment through education, information and engagement. It does not participate in litigation or lobbying.

Its educational efforts include:

• The First Amendment Encyclopedia, an unparalleled collection of more than 1,500 articles on First Amendment topics, court cases and history, written to be accessible by young people and the general public. An estimated 5,000 students and educators access the site each school day. (See more about the Encyclopedia.)
• 1 for All, a national nonpartisan and nonprofit educational effort to build understanding and respect for the five freedoms of the First Amendment in secondary and higher education.
• Nationwide ad campaigns featuring celebrities to raise awareness of the First Amendment among a younger generation.
• Frequent news, analysis and commentary on current First Amendment issues at freespeech.center.

Contact us

Drop us a message at FreeSpeechCenter@mtsu.edu.