Free Expression and Censorship
Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues
The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida’s order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students’ constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.
Status: Ongoing
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13 Free Expression and Censorship Cases
Southern California
Sep 2007
Nguon v. Wolf
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s national Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Southern California, and the law firm of Latham & Watkins, LLP, brought a lawsuit on behalf of Nguon and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network in September of 2005. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, seeks to clear Nguon of any unfair discipline on her record and create a district-wide policy and guidelines to ensure that gay and lesbian students are treated equally.
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Southern California
Free Expression and Censorship
Nguon v. Wolf
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s national Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Southern California, and the law firm of Latham & Watkins, LLP, brought a lawsuit on behalf of Nguon and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network in September of 2005. The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, seeks to clear Nguon of any unfair discipline on her record and create a district-wide policy and guidelines to ensure that gay and lesbian students are treated equally.
Sep 2007
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Southern California
Nov 2006
Paramo v. Kern High School District
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Southern California
Free Expression and Censorship
Paramo v. Kern High School District
Nov 2006
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Jan 2006
Myers v. Thornsberry
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û filed a lawsuit in federal court against a high school that twice punished a student for wearing t-shirts expressing her support for gay rights. LaStaysha Myers, a heterosexual 15-year-old student at Webb City High School in Missouri, was twice sent home from school last November for wearing homemade t-shirts; first, one bearing several handwritten slogans such as "I support the gay rights!" and "Who are we to judge?" and the next day one that bore a rainbow and the Webster's dictionary definition of "gay": "M[e]rry, happy." Before censoring Myers, administrators routinely allowed students to wear shirts expressing other messages, including endorsements of the Bush and Kerry presidential campaigns, students' views on abortion, and religious messages.
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Free Expression and Censorship
Myers v. Thornsberry
The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û filed a lawsuit in federal court against a high school that twice punished a student for wearing t-shirts expressing her support for gay rights. LaStaysha Myers, a heterosexual 15-year-old student at Webb City High School in Missouri, was twice sent home from school last November for wearing homemade t-shirts; first, one bearing several handwritten slogans such as "I support the gay rights!" and "Who are we to judge?" and the next day one that bore a rainbow and the Webster's dictionary definition of "gay": "M[e]rry, happy." Before censoring Myers, administrators routinely allowed students to wear shirts expressing other messages, including endorsements of the Bush and Kerry presidential campaigns, students' views on abortion, and religious messages.
Jan 2006
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