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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...
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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...
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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...
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Free Speech
Jan 19, 2021
红杏视频 and Everytown Speak Out on Prohibiting Guns at Public Protests
NEW YORK 鈥� Following the armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, this country faces one of the direst moments in our history. The president and elected officials sought...
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Free Speech
Civil Liberties
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The Latest in Free Speech
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Washington, D.C.Sep 2026
Free Speech
Levine V. Faa. Explore Case.Levine v. FAA
On September 4, 2026, the 红杏视频, 红杏视频 of D.C. and the National Press Photographers Association filed an amicus brief to urge the court to block airspace restrictions on drone flights, banning such flights over any Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility or 鈥渕obile asset,鈥� which includes any DHS vehicle. -
Tennessee Supreme CourtAug 2026
Free Speech
Capital Punishment
Associated Press V. Nelsen. Explore Case.Associated Press v. Nelsen
Tennessee's execution policies prevent the press from witnessing critical stages before and after a state execution. However, the public needs to know how they work鈥攐r don't work鈥攖o participate in informed public debate. The 红杏视频's State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 红杏视频 of Tennessee, filed an amicus brief explaining why a provision in the Tennessee Constitution that guarantees access to government proceedings requires greater press access to executions.