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Oct 20, 2025
DoDEA Must Return Books to Shelves, Judge Rules
Schools on military bases had banned nearly 600 books related to race and gender in response to Trump鈥檚 executive orders
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Oct 18, 2025
Over Seven Million People Exercise their First Amendment Rights in Nationwide No Kings Protests
WASHINGTON 鈥� Over seven million people across the country peacefully and lawfully gathered today to express their First Amendment rights at more than 2,700 events across all 50 s...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Civil Liberties
Oct 07, 2025
红杏视频 to Federal Appeals Court: White House Retaliation Against Disfavored Reporters Puts U.S. in Dangerous Company
The Associated Press sued in February over their exclusion from the White House Press Pool for refusing to use the term 鈥楪ulf of America鈥�
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 04, 2025
红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Illinois Slam President Trump鈥檚 Imminent Activation of 300 Troops to Chicago
Following a surge of federal agents in Chicago, the Trump administration will reportedly deploy Illinois National Guard troops despite the governor鈥檚 repeated objections
Sep 30, 2025
Legal Organizations Across the Ideological Spectrum Urge Court to Reinstate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration鈥檚 Unconstitutional Attack on Academic Freedom
Federal interference in academic affairs at Columbia University violates the First Amendment, the brief argues
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 29, 2025
Georgetown Scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri Asks Appeals Court to Reject Government鈥檚 Bid to Re-Detain Him
Past rulings found there was no legitimate reason to detain Dr. Suri and that doing so on the basis of an alleged 鈥渢hreat to foreign policy鈥� or for his protected associations is likely unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Suri v. Trump
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Washington, D.C.Sep 2026
Free Speech
Levine V. Faa. Explore Case.Levine v. FAA
On September 4, 2026, the 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of D.C. and the National Press Photographers Association filed an amicus brief to urge the court to block airspace restrictions on drone flights, banning such flights over any Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility or 鈥渕obile asset,鈥� which includes any DHS vehicle. -
Tennessee Supreme CourtAug 2026
Free Speech
Capital Punishment
Associated Press V. Nelsen. Explore Case.Associated Press v. Nelsen
Tennessee's execution policies prevent the press from witnessing critical stages before and after a state execution. However, the public needs to know how they work鈥攐r don't work鈥攖o participate in informed public debate. The 红杏视频's State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 红杏视频 of Tennessee, filed an amicus brief explaining why a provision in the Tennessee Constitution that guarantees access to government proceedings requires greater press access to executions.