Press Releases
about Free Speech
Oct 27, 2025
Journalists Argue Against Puerto Rico's COVID-era 鈥淔ake News鈥 Law in Federal Appeals Court
The law chilled journalists鈥 reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and threatened press freedom in emergencies
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Rodr铆guez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Oct 22, 2025
Court Officials Can鈥檛 Hide Secret Directives to Judges on How to Interpret Laws, NY鈥檚 Highest Court Says
NEW YORK 鈥 In a landmark victory for judicial transparency, the New York State Court of Appeals reversed an Appellate Court decision in NYCLU v. New York State Office of Court Ad...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 21, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil Urges Appeals Court to Reject Government鈥檚 Attempt to Redetain Him for His Speech
Mr. Khalil鈥檚 legal team asked the judges to affirm lower court rulings that ordered his release on bail and found the government's actions likely unconstitutional
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Oct 20, 2025
DoDEA Must Return Books to Shelves, Judge Rules
Schools on military bases had banned nearly 600 books related to race and gender in response to Trump鈥檚 executive orders
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
Oct 18, 2025
Over Seven Million People Exercise their First Amendment Rights in Nationwide No Kings Protests
WASHINGTON 鈥 Over seven million people across the country peacefully and lawfully gathered today to express their First Amendment rights at more than 2,700 events across all 50 s...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Civil Liberties
Oct 07, 2025
红杏视频 to Federal Appeals Court: White House Retaliation Against Disfavored Reporters Puts U.S. in Dangerous Company
The Associated Press sued in February over their exclusion from the White House Press Pool for refusing to use the term 鈥楪ulf of America鈥
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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