Free Speech
Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues
The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida鈥檚 order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students鈥 constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The 红杏视频 and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023

Free Speech
Molina v. Book
Whether police officers violated clearly established First Amendment rights when they tear-gassed plaintiffs for serving as legal observers in a public protest.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023

Free Speech
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Northern California, and the 红杏视频 of Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021

Free Speech
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
On September 25, 2017, the 红杏视频-PA filed suit on behalf of B.L., a high school sophomore who has been cheerleading since she was in fifth grade and was expelled from the team as punishment for out-of-school speech.
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May 2019
Free Speech
+2 Issues
Sandvig v. Barr 鈥 Challenge to CFAA Prohibition on Uncovering Racial Discrimination Online
The 红杏视频 has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes it a federal crime to access a computer in a manner that 鈥渆xceeds authorized access.鈥 This provision of the law often prohibits and chills academics, researchers, and journalists from testing for discrimination on the internet. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in June 2016. The plaintiffs are academic researchers, computer scientists, and journalists who wish to investigate companies鈥 online practices through standard academic and journalistic techniques, but are limited by the terms of service of target websites.
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Court Case
May 2019

Free Speech
+2 Issues
Sandvig v. Barr 鈥 Challenge to CFAA Prohibition on Uncovering Racial Discrimination Online
The 红杏视频 has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which makes it a federal crime to access a computer in a manner that 鈥渆xceeds authorized access.鈥 This provision of the law often prohibits and chills academics, researchers, and journalists from testing for discrimination on the internet. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in June 2016. The plaintiffs are academic researchers, computer scientists, and journalists who wish to investigate companies鈥 online practices through standard academic and journalistic techniques, but are limited by the terms of service of target websites.

Texas
May 2019
Free Speech
Pluecker v. Paxton
On December 18, 2018, The 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Texas filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that requires government contractors to certify that they are not engaged in boycotts of Israel or territories controlled by Israel. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of four Texans, argues that the law, HB 89, which went into effect last year, violates the First Amendment鈥檚 protection against government intrusion into political speech.
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Texas
May 2019

Free Speech
Pluecker v. Paxton
On December 18, 2018, The 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Texas filed a lawsuit challenging a state law that requires government contractors to certify that they are not engaged in boycotts of Israel or territories controlled by Israel. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of four Texans, argues that the law, HB 89, which went into effect last year, violates the First Amendment鈥檚 protection against government intrusion into political speech.

U.S. Supreme Court
May 2019
Free Speech
Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip
This lawsuit asserts that Arkansas鈥 Act 710, which requires government contractors to certify that they are not participating in boycotts of Israel or 鈥淚sraeli-controlled territories,鈥 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2019

Free Speech
Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip
This lawsuit asserts that Arkansas鈥 Act 710, which requires government contractors to certify that they are not participating in boycotts of Israel or 鈥淚sraeli-controlled territories,鈥 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

South Dakota
Mar 2019
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Dakota Rural Action v. Noem
The 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of South Dakota have filed a federal lawsuit challenging three South Dakota laws that target full-throated advocacy and protest.
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South Dakota
Mar 2019

Free Speech
Racial Justice
Dakota Rural Action v. Noem
The 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of South Dakota have filed a federal lawsuit challenging three South Dakota laws that target full-throated advocacy and protest.

U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174
Whether a plaintiff who claims that a police officer retaliated against his First Amendment-protected expression by arresting him for a misdemeanor is barred from suing if the police had probable cause for his arrest.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019

Free Speech
Criminal Law Reform
Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174
Whether a plaintiff who claims that a police officer retaliated against his First Amendment-protected expression by arresting him for a misdemeanor is barred from suing if the police had probable cause for his arrest.