Even in the liberal tradition, freedom of assembly was never meant as an absolute right. Mill famously argued that it can and should be abridged “to prevent harm to others.” ...

Freedom of assembly, sometimes used interchangeably with the freedom of association, is the individual right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.

We’ve Neglected the Freedom of Assembly for Years Before Portland William Barr and his backers have taken things to an unprecedented level, but the groundwork has been laid for a century.

Gina Romero, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, spoke at the Law School on Monday on the right to peacefully assemble and protest at universities worldwide.