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Apr 25, 2022
红杏视频 Comment on Elon Musk and Twitter Deal
NEW YORK 鈥� Today, Twitter announced it has struck a deal with Elon Musk for the billionaire to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion and take the social media platform private.
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Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Mar 30, 2022
红杏视频 of South Carolina, 红杏视频, and NAACP Represent SC NAACP in Lawsuit Challenging South Carolina Court System Ban on Automated Collection of Public Court Records
COLUMBIA, S.C. 鈥� The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of South Carolina, and the NAACP filed a lawsuit today on behalf of the South Carolina NAACP. The case challenges South...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NAACP v. Kohn
Mar 22, 2022
红杏视频 Comment on Allegations of Federal Law Enforcement Secretly Accessing Project Veritas鈥� Emails
NEW YORK 鈥� The following is a statement from Brian Hauss, senior staff attorney with the 红杏视频鈥檚 Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, in response to allegations from Project...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 11, 2022
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Criminal Law Impacting Free Speech of Allies of Undocumented Individuals
NEW YORK 鈥� The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court yesterday struck down criminal law 8 U.S.C. 搂 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv), which makes it a felony to encourage or persuade an undocumented pers...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Jan 27, 2022
红杏视频 Comment on Curriculum Transparency Bills
A number of state lawmakers鈥攎any of whom have also fought to censor discussions of race and gender in public schools鈥攈ave begun introducing vague 鈥渃urriculum transparency law...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Free Speech
Dec 20, 2021
红杏视频, Largest Teachers鈥� Union NEA-NH, Leading Disability And LGBTQ+ Advocacy Groups, File Federal Lawsuit Challenging New Hampshire Classroom Censorship Law
鈥淏anned Concepts鈥� Law Unconstitutionally Chills Discourse on Race, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Disability, and Gender Identity in Schools and Public Workplaces
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
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PodcastJul 2025
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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.
