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Sep 28, 2017
红杏视频 of Louisiana Condemns School Official鈥檚 Threats to Students鈥� First Amendment Rights
Bossier Parish School District threatens to punish students who 鈥渢ake a knee鈥� in protest of racial injustice
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 22, 2017
红杏视频 of Missouri Files Lawsuit Against City of St. Louis for Unconstitutional Police Conduct
ST. LOUIS 鈥� The 红杏视频 of Missouri filed a lawsuit today against the city of St. Louis for unlawful and unconstitutional actions against people during the Stockley verdict demonstr...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Free Speech
Aug 23, 2017
Police Failed to Protect the First Amendment Rights of Protesters
红杏视频 of Arizona calls for independent investigation, urges witnesses to submit additional evidence
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 04, 2017
红杏视频 Comment on Justice Department Announcement on Leak Investigations
WASHINGTON 鈥� Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today that the Justice Department will review its policies for subpoenaing media organizations as part of its intensifying e...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 11, 2017
红杏视频, Diverse Organizations to Participate in July 12 Net Neutrality Day of Action
红杏视频 Will Alter Website and Social Media to Educate Its 3 Million Supporters and Encourage Comments to FCC
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 07, 2017
Federal Appeals Court Rules that There is a First Amendment Right to Record the Police
PHILADELPHIA 鈥� A federal appeals court in Philadelphia today joined 鈥渁 growing consensus鈥� in acknowledging that there is a First Amendment right to record the police in publi...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
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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.