Does the First Amendment apply only to laws of Congress?

And, over the years, via a series of legal challenges, it has come to be accepted that all aspects of First Amendment, and indeed the whole of the United States Bill of Rights - Wikipedia applies to all governments in the US. So, NO, the First Amendment does not just apply to Federal laws; It applies to all laws, of all levels of government. read more

After all, if the religion clause of the First Amendment only applies to the federal government, then the free speech clause must as well — not to mention the clauses on freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government. read more