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Your right to protest is protected by the First Amendment, yet law enforcement are allowed to place narrow restrictions when exercising your right to protest. Know what those are, how to protect yourself, and more on this page.

Truman Hamburger is a junior at Dickinson High School and co-founder of the Student Advocates of North Dakota. At school, he’s involved in speech and Student Congress – an extracurricular activity he’s been involved with for the last five years.

We the People is a blog series that features the stories of members, supporters, volunteers, and allies of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota. Together we are accomplishing critical work in our state to protect and advance civil liberties across the midwest and beyond.

Public streets and roads are as deeply intertwined with our First Amendment rights as the idea of protest itself.

It took a split second for my whole world to come crashing down. 

The documentary shows the hard, exhausting work of fighting for civil and human rights.

We don’t want headlines about broken windows to distract us from the true purpose of these protests — the desire for black people to be treated like human beings whose lives matter.

The fight for civil liberties won’t be won in the courts alone.

Getting an education isn't just about books and grades - students are also learning how to participate fully in the life of this nation.