Press Releases
about Free Speech
Jan 02, 2024
ACLU, Free Press, and First Amendment Rights Orgs Urge Courts to Unseal Documents Related to FBI Raid on Journalist
Lack of transparency on how Tim Burke’s newsgathering allegedly violated computer crime laws has a chilling effect on journalism
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Dec 18, 2023
ACLU Urges the Supreme Court Not to Make it Harder to Bring Retaliatory Arrest Cases
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union and partners today filed a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to protect our right to engage in constitutionally-p...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Gonzalez v. Trevino
Dec 12, 2023
Lawsuit Challenges D.C. Transit Authority for Violating the First Amendment
Complaint alleges that WMATA unlawfully rejected controversial ads
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Dec 05, 2023
ACLU and RCFP Urge Supreme Court to Block Two State Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
Private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Dec 04, 2023
Lawyers' Committee and American Civil Liberties Union Defend Free Speech in Schools in Case Challenging HB1775
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – On Monday, attorneys from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
Nov 30, 2023
ACLU and EFF Applaud Ruling Halting Montana TikTok Ban
MISSOULA, Mont. — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) applaud a ruling by the federal district court in Montana that...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
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