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The 1st amendment covers freedom of assembly as well. > Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo
by petrocrat 6y ago
The 1st amendment covers freedom of assembly as well.
> Congress shall make no law... 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.
Press implies covering events and publishing about them. If that's not convincing enough, they spell it out in right to assemble, anyways. A press corps can assemble to cover events.
- mehrdadn 6y ago> Press implies covering events and publishing about them. I don't think it implies that covering events has some kind of immunity. It's still subject to any general restriction on the assembly. The government can impose restrictions on the time, place, and manner of peaceful assembly, provided that constitutional safeguards are met. See https://www.loc.gov/law/help/peaceful-assembly/us.php https://www.loc.gov/law/help/peaceful-assembly/us.php