The different Clauses of the First Amendment that relate to the Black Lives Matter Movement

Over the past two weeks, there has been a fair amount of uproar around the world due to the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by police officers. People have been protesting nonstop since May 26, 2020. Over 2000 cities and towns in the United States have participated in protesting to support George Floyd and get justice for him. Some of the protesting have led to more police brutality with police teargassing and being physically aggressive with protesters. People supporting George Floyd are using three of the six clauses of the First Amendment. People protesting are using the assembly clause by peacefully assembling together to protest the murder of George Floyd and the other injustices going on in the United States. They are also using the petition clause by creating petitions to defund police stations and petitions for other things that are supporting or encouraging the injustice of African Americans. People are also using the press clause by being able to freely post and share what they want regarding the George Floyd situation, things that make the government look bad like the lack of support from President Trump and other political leaders.

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