Press Releases
about Free Speech
Sep 07, 2020
ACLU 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 American Civil Liberties Union 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
ACLU of Arkansas Condemns Senator Tom Cotton’s Dangerous and Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Bill
LITTLE ROCK – The ACLU 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
ACLU of Missouri Files Suit Against City of Florissant for Unconstitutional Ordinances Used To Silence and Intimidate Protesters Demanding Police Accountability
ST. LOUIS — The ACLU 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
Aug 26, 2020
ACLU of Wisconsin Issues Statement After Fatalities in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. — The ACLU of Wisconsin issued a statement today after a night of violence erupted in Kenosha, after Kenosha Police shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back seven t...
Aug 26, 2020
ACLU of Rhode Island Statement on South Kingstown Executive Order Barring Any Gatherings of More than 15 People
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — ACLU of Rhode Island executive director Steven Brown issued the following statement in response to the executive order issued today by South Kingstown Tow...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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