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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’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students’ constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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
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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
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O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Northern California, and the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
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Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
On September 25, 2017, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ-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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North Carolina
Oct 2010
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Amazon.com, LLC v. Kenneth R. Lay
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North Carolina
Oct 2010
Free Speech
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Amazon.com, LLC v. Kenneth R. Lay
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2010
Free Speech
Snyder v. Phelps
Whether funeral protestors who demonstrate on the public streets and in conformity with local law can be held liable for damages because a jury concludes that their speech was "outrageous."
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2010
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Snyder v. Phelps
Whether funeral protestors who demonstrate on the public streets and in conformity with local law can be held liable for damages because a jury concludes that their speech was "outrageous."
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010
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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
Whether a California law prohibiting the sale of "violent video games" to minors violates the First Amendment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010
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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
Whether a California law prohibiting the sale of "violent video games" to minors violates the First Amendment.
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Aug 2010
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ v. DHS
In 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, issued a policy that asserted that CBP had the right to search the laptops, electronic devices and printed material of any traveler at the border, "absent individualized suspicion." The policy applied to both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens, and subjected travelers to the possibility of having their personal financial information, family photographs and lists of Web sites visited searched by CBP officials without having reason to believe they had broken the law.
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Aug 2010
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ v. DHS
In 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, issued a policy that asserted that CBP had the right to search the laptops, electronic devices and printed material of any traveler at the border, "absent individualized suspicion." The policy applied to both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens, and subjected travelers to the possibility of having their personal financial information, family photographs and lists of Web sites visited searched by CBP officials without having reason to believe they had broken the law.
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Jun 2010
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Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller
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Jun 2010
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