Home > Topics > Petition   Overview> By Adam Newton Lawyer & contributing writer and Ronald K.L. Collins First Amendment Center scholar "Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people … to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." — from the First Amendment FULL STORY> When First Amendment freedoms conflict, which would you pick? By Gene Policinski Washington state case involving petitions pits right of anonymous speech against open government. 02.21.10   Plaintiffs can't remain anonymous while suing schools 9th Circuit affirms dismissal of challenge to Kamehameha Schools' Hawaiian-preference admissions policy. 03.03.10 Last system update: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | 16:03:26  SEARCH  MORE petition topics > SLAPP suits Right to sue