Press Releases
about Free Speech
Jun 23, 2023
ACLU, Federal Defender Respond To Supreme Court Ruling That Limits Federal Law Seeking to Criminalize Speech About Immigration
The court ruled that a federal law making it a crime to encourage unlawful immigration must be interpreted narrowly to avoid impinging on First Amendment rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: United States v. Helaman Hansen
Jun 23, 2023
ACLU Condemns Congressional Bill To Patent Human Genes, Nature, and Abstract Ideas
A new bill would overturn decades of Supreme Court precedent and would tear down some of the public’s only protections from the worst patent abuses.
Jun 20, 2023
Judge Grants Southern Utah Drag Stars Preliminary Injunction to Host Drag Show
Southern Utah Drag Stars will hold its family-friendly drag event on June 30 in St. George, Utah.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 16, 2023
Florida Educators Urge Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold Preliminary Block of Unlawful “Stop W.O.K.E.” Censorship Law
ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Florida, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), and Ballard Spahr urge the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh ...
Court case: Pernell v. Lamb
Jun 15, 2023
ACLU Opposes Journalism Bill That Would Harm Press Freedoms and Free Speech Online
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) would significantly interfere with the First Amendment rights of platforms, and the public’s ability to access news
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 14, 2023
Court Upholds Defense of Press Freedoms in Landmark “Fake News” Case
A U.S. federal district court previously stuck down a law that would have made it a crime to share information the government deemed false about emergencies in Puerto Rico
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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