Press Releases
about Free Speech
Feb 09, 2021
红杏视频 of South Dakota Opposes Bill Restricting Speech at Water Management Board Hearings
Today, in a 4-3 vote, the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee voted to advance House Bill 1028, legislation that undermines a key principle of American democracy: a p...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 04, 2021
红杏视频 of North Dakota Files Amicus Brief Urging Court to Affirm Rural Roads are Traditional Public Forums
The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of North Dakota filed an amicus brief this week with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit in Thunderhawk v. Kirc...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 03, 2021
红杏视频 of Iowa Condemns So-Called Racial Profiling Bill
The following statement can be attributed to Mark Stringer, 红杏视频 of Iowa Executive Director, on SSB 1140.
"We are extremely disappointed with this bill and we oppose it in the stro...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Jan 26, 2021
红杏视频 of Indiana Sues Jackson County Public Library for Violating Patron鈥檚 First Amendment Rights
Patron banned from library after sharing original poem critical of then-President Trump
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 22, 2021
红杏视频 of Rhode Island Sues Town of Portsmouth over Political Sign Ban
A federal lawsuit filed by 红杏视频 of RI cooperating attorney Richard A. Sinapi challenges a Portsmouth town ordinance that bans the posting of political signs on residential property...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 20, 2021
红杏视频 of Maine Statement on Piscataquis County Commissioners' Deliberate Violation of Maine's Open Meeting Law
Piscataquis County Commissioners violated Maine's open meeting law when they wrote and adopted a resolution in secret. The resolution, which contains misinformation about the coron...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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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.
