Press Releases
about Free Speech
Apr 15, 2024
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Decline to Hear Case on Protestors’ Rights
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court today declined to hear a case that would have affirmed that the First Amendment protects protest leaders and organizers from being held liable for ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Mckesson v. Doe
Apr 08, 2024
ACLU Brief Urges Supreme Court to Reject Trump Immunity Claims
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of the District of Columbia filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in the Supreme Court in Trump v. United States, argui...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Free Speech
Court case: Trump v. United States
Apr 03, 2024
ACLU Commends FCC Efforts to Restore Net Neutrality Rules
The FCC will vote on the rules later this month, securing access to a free and open internet.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Apr 01, 2024
Federal Trial Challenging Florida Law that Targets Voter Registration, Civic Engagement, and Political Speech Begins
Civil Rights and Latinx-led organizations are challenging a provision in SB 7050 that prohibits noncitizens from collecting or handling voter registration forms
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Free Speech
Court case: Hispanic Federation v. Byrd
Mar 25, 2024
Federal Judge Dismisses Elon Musk’s X Lawsuit Against Nonprofit Researchers
In a win for free speech, a California district court dismissed X’s efforts to target the Center for Countering Digital Hate for highlighting the social network’s flaws.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Mar 22, 2024
School that Forced Girls to Wear Skirts to Promote “Chivalry” to Pay $1.465 Million in Attorney Fees and Costs as Part of Settlement
School Also Agrees to Update Its Handbook to Remove Short Hair Rule for Boys
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Peltier v. Charter Day School
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