Home > Topics > Assembly   Overview> By David L. Hudson Jr. First Amendment Center research attorney The First Amendment prohibits government from abridging "the right of the people peaceably to assemble." FULL STORY> Funeral-protest case to test boundaries By Tony Mauro Expert says funeral protests may be beyond what justices are willing to protect. 03.09.10   Nashville sit-ins made history and headlines, panelists say Marking 50th anniversary of sit-in movement, participants in First Amendment Center, NAACP program discuss how news media covered lunch-counter protests. 02.15.10 Last system update: Friday, March 12, 2010 | 16:25:05  SEARCH  MORE assembly topics > Curfews, loitering & freedom of association Civil rights & First Amendment Abortion protests & buffer zones Assembly on private property Funeral protests