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about Free Speech
Feb 06, 2020
New Keystone XL Lawsuit: Montana’s Response to Anticipated Protests in Question
Montana Agencies Withholding Public Documents ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Keystone XL Pipeline Protests
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 23, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Georgia Responds to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office Regarding First Amendment Rights
ATLANTA – Yesterday, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Georgia sent a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office regarding a complaint about an alleged new policy that banned the Marietta Daily Jour...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Prisoners' Rights
Jan 22, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Georgia Urges Cobb County Sheriff’s Office to Rescind Policy Banning the Marietta Daily Journal at the Detention Center
ATLANTA – Today, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Georgia sent a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office regarding a complaint about an alleged new policy banning the Marietta Daily Journal in t...
Issue Areas:
Prisoners' Rights
Free Speech
Dec 19, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Alaska seeks damages, reinstatement for former SOA employee who lost her job for speaking out
ANCHORAGE – This morning, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Alaska sent a demand letter to Governor Michael J. Dunleavy, on behalf of former Alaska State Council on the Arts Visual and Literary Arts P...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Nov 06, 2019
VICTORY: Federal Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Striking Down Arkansas Panhandling Ban
LITTLE ROCK – The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a lower court ruling striking down a ban on panhandling on the grounds that it infringed on the First Amendment righ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 24, 2019
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ OF RI RESOLVES FIRST AMENDMENT LAWSUIT OVER STATE’S DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-FICTION AUTHORS
The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Rhode Island today announced the favorable resolution of a lawsuit it filed in May, challenging the state Division of Taxation’s position that a special sales tax exe...
Issue Areas:
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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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’s Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father’s 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’s preferred ideological approach to who it admits to study, who it employs to teach, and what classes and other programs it offers. The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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.