BrieAnna Frank is USA TODAY's First Amendment reporter who covers issues related to the freedoms of speech, press, assembly, petition and religion. She previously worked on the outlet's Fact Check Team and started her career as a breaking news reporter at The Arizona Republic. She has a master's degree in religious studies from the University of Virginia, as well as bachelor's degrees in both journalism and political science from Arizona State University. She is currently based in central Virginia.
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My Recent Work
Partial settlement reached in DC 'Imperial March' troop protest case
Commissioner says FCC may 'cherry-pick' comments amid ABC campaign
What we know about the Boyle Heights warehouse fire in Los Angeles
Is MLB's Pride controversy a First Amendment issue?
Reflections on the 250th at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Hegseth directs DOD to drop hundreds of faiths from military list
Beyond Comey, Trump administration takes on DC group over '8647'
Charlie Kirk posts cost them their jobs. Now they're getting big payouts
Safety or censorship? There's a new, controversial gun crackdown in NY
Trump administration proposes governmentwide NDA amid leaks
FCC seeking public comment amid battle with 'The View'
Mamdani's press policy review draws First Amendment scrutiny
New York Times sues Pentagon again over press policy
Federal employees accuse USDA of illegal Christian proselytizing
Advocates condemn Trump administration's Wall Street Journal subpoenas
Number of nonfiction books banned in schools has doubled, report says
Second judge rules Trump administration can't review reporter's devices
Trump task force releases controversial 'anti-Christian bias' report
Jimmy Kimmel could face another First Amendment battle with FCC
Hegseth's ouster of Army's top chaplain leaves 'enormous gap'
Hegseth fires Army’s top chaplain in rare move
Lawsuit says park service violated free speech over anti-Trump signs
Court rules in favor of Texas in Ten Commandments in schools case
Texas schools can display Ten Commandments, court rules
Pentagon press policy ruled unconstitutional again by federal judge
Trump commission critiques church, state separation in hearing
Texas excluded Islamic schools from voucher program, lawsuit says
Why Catholic nuns are suing over transgender care and religious freedom
How the Supreme Court ruling could reshape conversion therapy bans
Senator introduces bill boosting protections for journalists after FBI search
FCC splits as top officials take action over 'The View' segment
Hegseth says military chaplains will no longer display rank
Press freedom groups slam Pentagon's revised media policy
Federal judge rules against restrictive Pentagon press policy
Trump religious liberty commissioner says Israel views got her fired
Experts worried over FCC comments chilling effect
Can the FCC punish Iran war coverage? What the First Amendment says
Arkansas school districts blocked from displaying Ten Commandments
How a first grader's drawing turned into a federal case
Trump administration's immigration policy censors speech, lawsuit says
Pentagon’s religious shift sparks troop complaints during Iran war
Texas Senate primaries: See who's ahead in the final Emerson poll
Six US service members dead in Iran war; Rubio briefs lawmakers
'We are out of tears.' Americans share hope, concern after strikes