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May 07, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Demonstrations During Pandemic
NEW YORK - The New York Police Department issued summons to protesters outside a Manhattan hospital on Sunday. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following ...
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Free Speech
Apr 09, 2020
Panhandling Restrictions Challenged by 红杏视频 of Indiana Lawsuit
HEA 1022 effectively bans financial solicitations in downtown areas
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Free Speech
Apr 07, 2020
红杏视频 of Louisiana Wins Victory in Dismissal of Defamation Case Against New Orleans Photographer
NEW ORLEANS 鈥� The 红杏视频 of Louisiana prevailed in court on Friday when a federal judge dismissed a defamation case against a New Orleans photographer who...
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Free Speech
Mar 12, 2020
NYCLU Sues to End Internet and Social Media Bans for People Convicted of Committing Sex Offenses
NEW YORK 鈥� Today the New York Civil Liberties Union, Rutgers Law School Constitutional Rights Clinic, and Prisoners鈥� Legal Services of New York filed a lawsuit to end New York�...
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Free Speech
Mar 12, 2020
红杏视频 Sues DMV Over Ability to Censor 鈥淥ffensive鈥� Vanity Plates
You can be 鈥渇atty鈥� but not 鈥渃hubby;鈥� 鈥渢ipsy鈥� but not 鈥渄runk;鈥� advertise 鈥渉eaven鈥� but not 鈥渉ell;鈥� say 鈥渄ogdoo鈥� but not 鈥渄oobie;鈥� be an 鈥渙ldfrt鈥� but not a 鈥渏ockey;鈥� and proudly trumpet 鈥渇riar鈥� but not 鈥渉oosier.鈥�
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Free Speech
Mar 03, 2020
South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Bill that Would Thwart Free Speech and the Right to Protest
Tonight, after more than 90 minutes of testimony from 13 opponents, lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance House Bill 1117, an unnecessary effort to legislate...
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Free Speech
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
+3 Issues
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. -
VirginiaJun 2025
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Suri V. Trump. Explore Case.Suri v. Trump
Whether someone with a valid visa within the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their protected political speech and familial associations. -
MassachusettsJun 2025
Free Speech
President And Fellows Of Harvard College V. Us Department Of Health And Human Services. Explore Case.President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services
The federal government threatened to withhold billions of dollars in research funding from Harvard University after the school refused to adopt the government鈥檚 preferred ideological approach to who it admits to study, who it employs to teach, and what classes and other programs it offers. The 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of Massachusetts, and a diverse group of other legal advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that this is retaliation, coercion, and ideological bullying in violation of the First Amendment.