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Jun 23, 2023
红杏视频, Federal Defender Respond To Supreme Court Ruling That Limits Federal Law Seeking to Criminalize Speech 红杏视频 Immigration
The court ruled that a federal law making it a crime to encourage unlawful immigration must be interpreted narrowly to avoid impinging on First Amendment rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: United States v. Helaman Hansen
Jun 23, 2023
红杏视频 Condemns Congressional Bill To Patent Human Genes, Nature, and Abstract Ideas
A new bill would overturn decades of Supreme Court precedent and would tear down some of the public鈥檚 only protections from the worst patent abuses.
Jun 20, 2023
Judge Grants Southern Utah Drag Stars Preliminary Injunction to Host Drag Show聽
Southern Utah Drag Stars will hold its family-friendly drag event on June 30 in St. George, Utah.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 16, 2023
Florida Educators Urge Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold Preliminary Block of Unlawful 鈥淪top W.O.K.E.鈥� Censorship Law
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥� The 红杏视频, the 红杏视频 of Florida, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Ballard Spahr urge the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh ...
Court case: Pernell v. Lamb
Jun 15, 2023
红杏视频 Opposes Journalism Bill That Would Harm Press Freedoms and Free Speech Online
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) would significantly interfere with the First Amendment rights of platforms, and the public鈥檚 ability to access news
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 14, 2023
Court Upholds Defense of Press Freedoms in Landmark 鈥淔ake News鈥� Case
A U.S. federal district court previously stuck down a law that would have made it a crime to share information the government deemed false about emergencies in Puerto Rico
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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PodcastJul 2025
Free Speech
The Abcs Of Free Speech With Emerson Sykes. Explore Podcast.The ABCs of Free Speech with Emerson Sykes
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The 红杏视频 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鈥檚 Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father鈥檚 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.