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Sep 30, 2020
红杏视频 of Washington, Korematsu Center, and Perkins Coie File a Second Motion for Contempt After Repeated Violations of Preliminary Injunction Barring Seattle Police From Indiscriminate Use of Crowd Control Weapons
SEATTLE 鈥� The 红杏视频 of Washington, Korematsu Center, and Perkins Coie filed a second motion for contempt today in Black Lives Matter v. City of Seattle, to enforce a preliminary i...
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Free Speech
Sep 27, 2020
红杏视频 of Oregon Calls for Independent Prosecutor to Investigate Brutal Police Response to Protesters, Journalists in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. 鈥� Following another night of excessive force by police against protesters and journalists, the 红杏视频 of Oregon is calling on Governor Kate Brown to appoint a specia...
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Free Speech
Sep 21, 2020
红杏视频-TN Comment on Modification of Court Order Limiting Memphis Police Surveillance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. 鈥� A federal judge has issued modifications to a 1978 court order that prohibited the Memphis government from monitoring the constitutionally-protected political ac...
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Free Speech
Sep 09, 2020
Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Social Media Ban for People Convicted of Committing Sex Offenses
Decision Extends First Amendment Protections for People on Parole, Recognizes Social Media as Essential to Free Speech
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Free Speech
Sep 07, 2020
红杏视频 of Louisiana Urges Censure of Rep. Clay Higgins for Threatening to Shoot Protesters
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� Amid ongoing protests against the killing of Trayford Pellerin by police, the 红杏视频 of Louisiana urged the House of Representatives to cens...
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Free Speech
Sep 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Response to Protest
ROCHESTER, N.Y. 鈥� Last night Rochester police deployed military vehicles and dogs, and fired sound cannons, flash bangs, tear gas, and pepper balls against peaceful demonstrators...
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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.
