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about Free Speech
Dec 04, 2023
Lawyers' Committee and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Defend Free Speech in Schools in Case Challenging HB1775
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – On Monday, attorneys from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, and the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
Nov 30, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and EFF Applaud Ruling Halting Montana TikTok Ban
MISSOULA, Mont. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) applaud a ruling by the federal district court in Montana that...
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Free Speech
National Security
Nov 27, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and Digital Rights Groups Support Nonprofit in Lawsuit Over Its Reports Critical of Content on X
SAN FRANCISCO — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Northern California, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Univ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Nov 16, 2023
Pro-Palestine Student Group in Florida Sues University System to Prevent Unconstitutional Deactivation
University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine is represented by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Florida, and Palestine Legal
Nov 15, 2023
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Commends the FCC’s New Regulations to End Digital Discrimination
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ commends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today on approving new rules to prevent the digital discrimination of broadba...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Nov 15, 2023
Colorado Man Secures Another Court Victory After He was Jailed for Refusing to Attend Christian Worship Services While on Parole
DENVER — Under a ruling issued yesterday by the U.S. District Court for the Federal District of Colorado, a man whose parole officer sent him back to jail for refusing to take pa...
Court case: Carmack v. Janny et al
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
+3 Issues
Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father’s Day, he writes about the grief he has felt being separated from his wife and son. -
VirginiaJun 2025
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Suri V. Trump. Explore Case.Suri v. Trump
Whether someone with a valid visa within the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their protected political speech and familial associations. -
MassachusettsJun 2025
Free Speech
President And Fellows Of Harvard College V. Us Department Of Health And Human Services. Explore Case.President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services
The federal government threatened to withhold billions of dollars in research funding from Harvard University after the school refused to adopt the government’s preferred ideological approach to who it admits to study, who it employs to teach, and what classes and other programs it offers. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Massachusetts, and a diverse group of other legal advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that this is retaliation, coercion, and ideological bullying in violation of the First Amendment.