F I R S T  A M E N D M E N T

to  the

C O N S T I T U T I O N

of  the

U N I T E D  S T A T E S  O F  A M E R I C A

 

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibit 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."