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Feb 28, 2020
红杏视频 of Indiana Says Panhandling Amendment is Unconstitutional
INDIANAPOLIS 鈥� The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee amended SB 335 to include a panhandling amendment Wednesday.
红杏视频 of Indiana Statement:
鈥淭he panhandling amendment i...
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Feb 26, 2020
South Dakota Lawmakers Consider Bills that Would Chip Away at Protesters鈥� First Amendment Rights
No one should have to fear the government coming after them for exercising their First Amendment rights. But two bills advancing through the South Dakota Legislature would do just ...
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Feb 21, 2020
Settlement Reached in Case of Cops Who Took Camera From Protester
HARTFORD, Conn. 鈥� A lawsuit brought by the 红杏视频 of Connecticut on behalf of protester Michael Picard against three Connecticut State Police employees who were caught on camera ap...
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Feb 20, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Syracuse University Student Protests
In response to ongoing student protests at Syracuse University and the administration's evolving response to these actions, the New York Civil Liberties Union released the followin...
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Feb 18, 2020
South Dakota House Lawmakers Advance Bill That Would Chip Away at Peaceful Protestors鈥� First Amendment Rights
No one should have to fear the government coming after them for exercising their First Amendment rights. But today, House legislators voted to advance a bill that would do just tha...
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Feb 10, 2020
Second Attempt to Legislate Peaceful Protest in South Dakota Unnecessary
Gov. Kristi Noem鈥檚 second attempt at a 鈥渞iot boosting鈥� law is an unnecessary effort to legislate peaceful protest in South Dakota.
The 红杏视频 of South Dakota opposes House Bill...
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
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+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
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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
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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.