Press Releases
about Free Speech
Feb 21, 2023
红杏视频, Federal Defender鈥檚 Office Argue to Supreme Court that First Amendment Protects Speech that Merely Encourages Undocumented Persons to Remain in U.S.
A federal law that prohibits encouraging an immigrant to remain in the country unlawfully criminalizes a substantial amount of constitutionally protected speech.
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Free Speech
Court case: United States v. Helaman Hansen
Feb 21, 2023
Supreme Court Declines to Review Challenge to Law Restricting Israel Boycotts
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court today declined to review the Arkansas Times鈥� legal challenge to an Arkansas law requiring government contractors to certify that they are not boy...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Arkansas Times LP v. Waldrip
Feb 02, 2023
红杏视频, EFF Seek to Protect the Public鈥檚 Right to Access Judicial Records
Amicus Brief Urges the Court to Increase Transparency of SCA Warrant Requests
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 25, 2023
红杏视频 Comment on Meta鈥檚 Decision to Reinstate Trump on Facebook
NEW YORK 鈥� Facebook parent company Meta announced today that it will reinstate former President Donald Trump鈥檚 Facebook account following a two-year suspension.
Citing public ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 19, 2023
红杏视频 Warns of Harm to Free Speech Online if Supreme Court Dismantles Section 230
Amicus Brief Urges Court to Protect Online Platforms鈥� Ability to Host Robust Conversations and Diverse Communities
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Jan 10, 2023
Federal Judge Rules That a Ban on Automated Data Collection Could Violate the First Amendment
COLUMBIA, S.C. 鈥� In an important victory, a federal judge in South Carolina ruled that a case to lift the categorical ban on automated data collection of online court records 鈥�...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NAACP v. Kohn
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
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Digital Driver鈥檚 Licenses Threaten To Create A 鈥済reat Internet Lockdown鈥�. Explore News & Commentary.Digital Driver鈥檚 Licenses Threaten to Create a 鈥淕reat Internet Lockdown鈥�
Two trends threaten the creation of a bureaucratic wall between Americans and the information they have a right to access -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Free Speech
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.
