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Aug 19, 2022
红杏视频 Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Weaken Civil Rights Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 19, 2022
CONTACTGillian Branstetter, 红杏视频, gbranstetter@aclu.org
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 红杏视频 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鈥� Free Speech Rights Outside of School
DENVER 鈥� In an important victory for students鈥� 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, 红杏视频 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鈥檚 restriction o...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 31, 2022
红杏视频 Statement on Supreme Court Blocking Texas Social Media Law
WASHINGTON 鈥� In response to the news that the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of a Texas law banning online platforms from restricting users鈥� posts based on their political v...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
May 17, 2022
红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Texas Support Request Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Social Media Platforms鈥� Right to Moderate Content
NEW YORK 鈥� The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 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
红杏视频 Comment on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Group鈥檚 First Amendment Right to Fly a Religious Flag
NEW YORK 鈥� 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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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
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News & CommentaryNov 2025
Free Speech
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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
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.