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Rights of Protesters. The right to join with fellow citizens in protest or peaceful assembly is critical to a functioning democracy and at the core of the First Amendment. Unfortunately, law enforcement officials sometimes violate this right through means intended to thwart free public expression.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution, relating to the rights to free speech, a free press, freedom of assembly, freedom to petition, and free exercise of religion, was enacted as part of the Bill of Rights, its ratification occuring on December 15, 1791 with the support of the Virginia Legislature. Among other rights essential to freedom, the First Amendment protects âthe right of the people â¦ to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.â [...] Both speech and petition are integral to the democratic process, although not necessarily in the same way.