Can you sue the United States Government?
The First Amendment disallows the establishment of an official religion. The amendment also prohibits the Congress from passing laws that limit citizens’ right to freely exercise their religious beliefs or prohibit freedom of speech, the press, or peaceful assembly. In addition, the First Amendment gives citizens the right to sue the government.
More on the Bill of Rights
The first ten Amendments to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, were established to spell out the immunities of individual citizens.
- Learn more about the individual rights of citizens
The right to privacy is often attributed to the 4th Amendment, which states that people have the right to "be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects."
- Read the Bill of Rights online
- See a copy of the Bill of Rights
There were 12 Amendments originally introduced as the Bill of Rights though only 10 were ratified as part of the Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights and parts of the Declaration of Independence were inspired by the Virginia Declaration of Rights which was ratified by the colony of Virginia in June, 1776.
- Read the Virginia Declaration of Rights
