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Aug 06, 2020
NYCLU, Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Harmful NEPA Rules
WASHINGTON – A broad coalition of justice and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its regulations that would gut environmental reviews and silence commu...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Free Speech
Aug 04, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Lawsuit Filed Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Aug 04, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Indiana Files Lawsuit Against Indiana State Police for Interfering with Death-Penalty Protests at Terre Haute Prison
INDIANAPOLIS – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Indiana filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Death Penalty Action, Indiana Abolition Coalition, Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Free Speech
Jul 30, 2020
LDF Files Complaint Against Louisville Metro Police Department for Military-Style Response to Peaceful Protests
Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Kentucky ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ (³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥-KY), and law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maaze...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 28, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Alabama Comment on Arrests of Protesters
MONTGOMERY, ALA. - Today, nine people were arrested while protesting in front of the Alabama Capitol, just days after a memorial service honoring Representative John Lewis was held...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 28, 2020
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥-MN Files Class Action for Protesters Injured During George Floyd Protests
MINNESOTA - The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Minnesota and Fish & Richardson filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of protesters who were injured during peaceful ...
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.