Press Releases
about Free Speech
Aug 19, 2022
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Weaken Civil Rights Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 19, 2022
CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ, gbranstetter@aclu.org
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
Jul 07, 2022
Federal Appeals Courts Affirms Students’ Free Speech Rights Outside of School
DENVER — In an important victory for students’ free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that a high school could not punish a student for a...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 23, 2022
NYCLU, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on SCOTUS Concealed Carry Decision
NEW YORK - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, striking down New York’s restriction o...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 31, 2022
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Statement on Supreme Court Blocking Texas Social Media Law
WASHINGTON — In response to the news that the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of a Texas law banning online platforms from restricting users’ posts based on their political v...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 17, 2022
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas Support Request Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Social Media Platforms’ Right to Moderate Content
NEW YORK — The ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ and the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ of Texas joined an amicus brief drafted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and filed with the U.S. Sup...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 02, 2022
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Comment on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Group’s First Amendment Right to Fly a Religious Flag
NEW YORK — In a 9-0 unanimous decision, today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the city of Boston violated the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment when it refused to grant...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech

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