Press Releases
about Free Speech
Sep 21, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥-TN Comment on Modification of Court Order Limiting Memphis Police Surveillance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge has issued modifications to a 1978 court order that prohibited the Memphis government from monitoring the constitutionally-protected political ac...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 09, 2020
Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Social Media Ban for People Convicted of Committing Sex Offenses
Decision Extends First Amendment Protections for People on Parole, Recognizes Social Media as Essential to Free Speech
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 07, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Louisiana Urges Censure of Rep. Clay Higgins for Threatening to Shoot Protesters
NEW ORLEANS – Amid ongoing protests against the killing of Trayford Pellerin by police, the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Louisiana urged the House of Representatives to cens...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Response to Protest
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Last night Rochester police deployed military vehicles and dogs, and fired sound cannons, flash bangs, tear gas, and pepper balls against peaceful demonstrators...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 03, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arkansas Condemns Senator Tom Cotton’s Dangerous and Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Bill
LITTLE ROCK – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arkansas today condemned Senator Tom Cotton’s plan to introduce a bill that would deny coronavirus-related unemployment funds to people convicted of f...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 27, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Missouri Files Suit Against City of Florissant for Unconstitutional Ordinances Used To Silence and Intimidate Protesters Demanding Police Accountability
ST. LOUIS — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Missouri and the First Amendment Clinic at Washington University in St. Louis filed suit this morning against the City of Florissant challenging three unc...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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PodcastJul 2025
Free Speech
The Abcs Of Free Speech With Emerson Sykes. Explore Podcast.The ABCs of Free Speech with Emerson Sykes
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
+3 Issues
Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father’s Day, he writes about the grief he has felt being separated from his wife and son. -
VirginiaJun 2025
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Suri V. Trump. Explore Case.Suri v. Trump
Whether someone with a valid visa within the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their protected political speech and familial associations.