Press Releases
about Free Speech
Mar 05, 2024
红杏视频 Slams House for Latest Plan to Ban TikTok and Stifle Free Speech
WASHINGTON 鈥� The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced it would be voting on a bill this Thursday that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. This bill, which...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Feb 26, 2024
红杏视频 Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Preliminary Injunctions Against Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
The 红杏视频 argues that private platforms鈥� decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Feb 22, 2024
红杏视频 Urges Georgia Lawmakers to Reject Unnecessary Bill Expanding Georgia鈥檚 Already Overbroad and Excessive Terrorism Laws
Group Says SB 523 Would Further Threaten the Free Speech Rights of People in Georgia
Feb 22, 2024
红杏视频, 红杏视频 of South Carolina Challenges Prison Policy that Seeks to Silence the Incarcerated
COLUMBIA 鈥� The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of South Carolina filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the South Carolina Department of Corrections鈥� (SCDC) tota...
Feb 14, 2024
红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Northern California Urge Court to Continue to Block Unconstitutional Restriction on Online Publication, Recognize Importance of Consumer Privacy Laws
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was framed as a law to protect children鈥檚 privacy online, but it is actually a content-based regulation of free speech.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta
Jan 31, 2024
Federal Court Rules Florida Officials Do Not Intend to Deactivate University of Florida鈥檚 Students for Justice in Palestine
红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Florida, and Palestine Legal Call on Public University Officials to Formally Withdraw Deactivation Order
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
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Two trends threaten the creation of a bureaucratic wall between Americans and the information they have a right to access -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
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What The First Amendment Really Protects. Explore News & Commentary.What the First Amendment Really Protects
From protests and journalism to social media and campus speech, explore how the First Amendment safeguards everyone 鈥� including immigrants 鈥� and what it actually covers. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Free Speech
Government Pressure To Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was An Abuse Of Power. Explore News & Commentary.Government Pressure to Suspend Jimmy Kimmel Was an Abuse of Power
Late-night hosts have become targets as the Trump administration pressures networks, raising urgent questions about First Amendment protections.
