Press Releases
Sep 26, 2024
Free Speech Organizations Urge University of Maryland to Lift Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban
In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, FIRE, and Knight Institute Argue UMD’s 10/7 Expressive Event Ban Violates Students’ First Amendment Rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 25, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Names Cecillia Wang as New National Legal Director
A Renowned Litigator Who Has Argued Before the U.S. Supreme Court, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Veteran Attorney Wang Will Be the First Woman and Woman of Color in This Role
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
Sep 24, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Urges Ninth Circuit to Uphold Rights of People with Felony Convictions
SAN FRANCISCO – The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Northern California, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Southern California, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Nevada, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Arizona, and ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Alaska filed an amicus ...
Sep 24, 2024
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Files Emergency Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Deadline in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥, ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Puerto Rico, and Guillermo Ramos Luina filed an emergency lawsuit today to extend the voter registration deadl...
Issue Areas:
Voting Rights
Court case: EspÃritu v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones
Sep 23, 2024
Child Safety, Free Speech, and Privacy Experts Tell Supreme Court: Texas’s Unconstitutional Age Verification Law Must be Overturned
In Friend-of-the-Court Briefs, Orgs Explain that Age-gating the Internet Will Not Keep Kids or Adults Safe
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Sep 23, 2024
New No Dictators Declaration Seeks to Protect Freedoms by Blocking Future Abuse of Presidential Powers
Cross Partisan Support Demonstrates Urgency of Threat
Issue Areas:
Civil Liberties
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New HampshireJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Barbara V. Donald J. Trump. Explore Case.Barbara v. Donald J. Trump
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
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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
LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow To Trans Rights. Here's How To Take Action. Explore News & Commentary.The Supreme Court Dealt A Blow to Trans Rights. Here's How to Take Action
The decision in Skrmetti v. U.S. is not the end of the road. We can, and must, show up for trans youth in the courts and in our communities. -
Iowa Supreme CourtJun 2025
Criminal Law Reform
State V. Hidlebaugh. Explore Case.State v. Hidlebaugh
This case asks whether it violates equal protection principles to impose a prison sentence, instead of probation, based on a defendant’s inability to purchase a house. The ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥â€™s State Supreme Court Initiative and the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ of Iowa filed an amicus brief arguing that imposing a harsher sentence based on a criminal defendant’s inability to purchase a home impinges on the equal protection guarantees in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and article I, sections 1 and 6 of the Iowa Constitution.