The First Amendment is widely considered to be the most important part of the Bill of Rights. It protects the fundamental rights of conscience—the freedom to believe and express different ideas ...

Initiative 2081, signed by over 448,000 people and commonly referred to as the "Parents’ Bill of Rights," was adopted by the Washington Legislature in 2024.

Clashes over Democratic efforts this legislative session to alter Washington’s Parents’ Bill of Rights have played out on the House and Senate floor, social media, the steps of the Capitol and ...