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Right to petition in the United States

The right to petition is protected by the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights.

In the United States, the right to petition is enumerated in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which specifically prohibits Congress from abridging "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances".

Although often overlooked in favor of other more famous freedoms, and sometimes taken for granted,[1] many other civil liberties are enforceable against the government only by exercising this basic right.[2][1]

According to the Congressional Research Service, since the Constitution was written,[3]

the right of petition has expanded. It is no longer confined to demands for “a redress of grievances,” in any accurate meaning of these words, but comprehends demands for an exercise by the government of its powers in furtherance of the interest and prosperity of the petitioners and of their views on politically contentious matters. The right extends to the "approach of citizens or groups of them to administrative agencies (which are both creatures of the legislature, and arms of the executive) and to courts, the third branch of Government. Certainly the right to petition extends to all departments of the Government. The right of access to the courts is indeed but one aspect of the right of petition."

  1. ^ a b Porter, Lori. "Petition - SLAPPs". First Amendment Center. Archived from the original on 2003-04-24.
  2. ^ Newton, Adam; Ronald K.L. Collins. "Petition - Overview". First Amendment Center. Archived from the original on 2003-05-30.
  3. ^ Congressional Research Service. "U. S. Constitution Annotated: Amendment I, Rights of Assembly and Petition". Legal Information Institute. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 17 June 2020.