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May 13, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Urges House Committee to Remove Dangerous Anti-Dissent Provision from Tax Bill
WASHINGTON — In an apparent effort to aid President Trump’s discriminatory clamp down on free speech, Republicans on the House Ways & Means Committee have snuck a dangerous...
Issue Areas: Free Speech National Security
May 09, 2025
Rümeysa Öztürk To Be Freed From Detention as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for co-authoring an op-ed, Ms. Öztürk will return home to Massachusetts
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
May 09, 2025
³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit That Seeks to Punish Non-Profit Advocacy against Religious Activities in Oklahoma Schools
The Oklahoma State Department of Education is pursuing a SLAPP suit against the Freedom From Religion Foundation
Issue Areas: Free Speech Religious Liberty
Court case: Oklahoma State Department of Education v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
May 07, 2025
Military Families Seek Preliminary Injunction Against Censorship in Department of Defense Schools
Military families seek preliminary injunction that would restore curricula, return books to shelves, and prohibit future bans
Issue Areas: Free Speech LGBTQ Rights
Court case: E.K. v. Department of Defense Education Activity
May 07, 2025
Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont
NEW YORK – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the Trump administration’s attempt to further delay Rümeysa Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont. The appeals court ord...
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
May 06, 2025
Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration by Keeping Dr. Khan Suri’s Habeas Case in Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In a major victory for Georgetown scholar Dr. Badar Khan Suri and a huge blow to the Trump administration, today a federal court ruled that Dr. Suri’s habeas ...
Issue Areas: Free Speech Immigrants' Rights
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