Press Releases
about Free Speech
Jan 19, 2024
ACLU Cheers House Passage of the PRESS ACT
The bill protects journalists and their sources from government overreach and censorship.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 10, 2024
ACLU Statement in Support of Additional Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program
The American Civil Liberties Union thanks Representatives Yvette Clarke and Brian Fitzpatrick, as well as Senators Peter Welch and J.D. Vance, for introducing the bipartisan and bi...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 09, 2024
ACLU to Defend NRA Before Supreme Court, to Uphold Advocacy Groups’ Right to Free Speech
The case will determine whether the First Amendment allows government regulators to threaten retaliation against businesses that work with a controversial advocacy organization.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: National Rifle Association v. Vullo
Jan 02, 2024
ACLU, Free Press, and First Amendment Rights Orgs Urge Courts to Unseal Documents Related to FBI Raid on Journalist
Lack of transparency on how Tim Burke’s newsgathering allegedly violated computer crime laws has a chilling effect on journalism
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Dec 18, 2023
ACLU Urges the Supreme Court Not to Make it Harder to Bring Retaliatory Arrest Cases
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and partners today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to protect our right to engage in constitutionally-p...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Gonzalez v. Trevino
Dec 12, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Transit Authority for Violating the First Amendment
Complaint alleges that WMATA unlawfully rejected controversial ads
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
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