Right Of Assemblage And Petition

Right Of Assemblage And Petition in United States

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A provision in the First Amendment to the Constitution that says Congress cannot deny the right of the people to assemble peaceably and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The Fourteenth Amendment has been interpreted by the Supreme Court as placing the same restriction on the states. See civil rights (in U.S. law); bill (in U.S. law) (of Rights).

(Revised by Ann De Vries)

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