Press Releases
about Free Speech
Sep 01, 2023
Judge Blocks Arkansas Law that Would Have Placed Unconstitutional Age-Verification and Parental Consent Requirements on Social Media Users
The victory supports challenges to laws that stifle the free speech rights of minors and adults.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NetChoice v. Griffin
Aug 16, 2023
ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Enforce Free Speech Rights in Government Censorship Cases
The ACLU filed two amicus briefs in cases concerning government officials’ power to block members of the public from their social media accounts.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
Aug 11, 2023
ACLU and EFF File Friend-of-the-Court Brief Opposing Unconstitutional Montana TikTok Ban
MISSOULA, Mont. — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief in the consolidated lawsuits brou...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Aug 08, 2023
Idaho Educators File Lawsuit Challenging State Law Censoring Professors’ Speech on Abortion
The law violates educators’ First Amendment right to academic speech by criminalizing teaching and scholarship on pro-abortion viewpoints at Idaho’s public universities.
Court case: Idaho Federation of Teachers v. Labrador
Aug 07, 2023
ACLU Deeply Concerned by Oregon’s Passage of Unnecessary and Overbroad Law Criminalizing Domestic Terrorism
Group Says HB 2772 is Latest Example of Law Enforcement Seeking to Suppress Public Protest Via Domestic Terrorism Authorities
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech
Jul 19, 2023
ACLU Cheers House Judiciary Committee for Supporting Bills Expanding Protections for Journalists and Reining in Warrantless Government Surveillance
The ACLU now calls on the full House of Representatives to pass the PRESS Act and the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act
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