Press Releases
about Free Speech
Sep 22, 2017
ACLU of Missouri Files Lawsuit Against City of St. Louis for Unconstitutional Police Conduct
ST. LOUIS – The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit today against the city of St. Louis for unlawful and unconstitutional actions against people during the Stockley verdict demonstr...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Free Speech
Aug 23, 2017
Police Failed to Protect the First Amendment Rights of Protesters
ACLU of Arizona calls for independent investigation, urges witnesses to submit additional evidence
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 04, 2017
ACLU Comment on Justice Department Announcement on Leak Investigations
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced today that the Justice Department will review its policies for subpoenaing media organizations as part of its intensifying e...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 11, 2017
ACLU, Diverse Organizations to Participate in July 12 Net Neutrality Day of Action
ACLU Will Alter Website and Social Media to Educate Its 3 Million Supporters and Encourage Comments to FCC
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 07, 2017
Federal Appeals Court Rules that There is a First Amendment Right to Record the Police
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court in Philadelphia today joined “a growing consensus” in acknowledging that there is a First Amendment right to record the police in publi...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 21, 2017
ACLU of DC Sues D.C. Police for False Arrests, Free Speech Violations, Police Abuse at Inauguration Day Protests
Lawsuit Challenges Excessive Force, Manual Rectal Probing, and Denial of Food, Water, and Toilets
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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