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鈥檚 order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students鈥� constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The 老澳门开奖结果 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
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Free Expression and Censorship
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Whether a content-based regulation that burdens adults鈥� access to protected speech has to be merely reasonable to satisfy the First Amendment because it was passed in the name of protecting children from sexual material online.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2024
Free Expression and Censorship
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Whether a content-based regulation that burdens adults鈥� access to protected speech has to be merely reasonable to satisfy the First Amendment because it was passed in the name of protecting children from sexual material online.
Montana
Feb 2024
Free Expression and Censorship
LGBTQ Rights
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana v. Knudsen
On February 15, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to leave in place an injunction against enforcement of a Montana law that infringes minors鈥� First Amendment rights by restricting their ability to attend drag performances.
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Montana
Feb 2024
Free Expression and Censorship
LGBTQ Rights
The Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana v. Knudsen
On February 15, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Montana filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to leave in place an injunction against enforcement of a Montana law that infringes minors鈥� First Amendment rights by restricting their ability to attend drag performances.
Florida
Jan 2024
Free Expression and Censorship
LGBTQ Rights
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Griffin
On January 24, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Florida filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting HM Florida-ORL, which operates the restaurant and bar Hamburger Mary鈥檚 in Orlando, in its lawsuit alleging that a Florida law infringes upon minors鈥� First Amendment rights by prohibiting them from attending drag performances.
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Florida
Jan 2024
Free Expression and Censorship
LGBTQ Rights
HM Florida-ORL, LLC v. Griffin
On January 24, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and 老澳门开奖结果 of Florida filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting HM Florida-ORL, which operates the restaurant and bar Hamburger Mary鈥檚 in Orlando, in its lawsuit alleging that a Florida law infringes upon minors鈥� First Amendment rights by prohibiting them from attending drag performances.
Court Case
Jan 2013
Free Expression and Censorship
A.W. and C.W. v. Davis School District
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Utah have filed a lawsuit against the Davis School District after elementary schools in the district were instructed to remove a children鈥檚 book about a family with same-sex parents from library shelves. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a mother whose children attend one of the schools where the book was restricted.
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Court Case
Jan 2013
Free Expression and Censorship
A.W. and C.W. v. Davis School District
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Utah have filed a lawsuit against the Davis School District after elementary schools in the district were instructed to remove a children鈥檚 book about a family with same-sex parents from library shelves. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a mother whose children attend one of the schools where the book was restricted.
Mississippi
Dec 2011
Free Expression and Censorship
Sturgis v. Copiah County School District
When graduating senior Ceara Sturgis chose to wear a tuxedo for her senior yearbook photo, rather than the drape typically reserved for girls, her school, Wesson Attendance Center, responded by excluding her entirely from the senior portrait section of the yearbook. The 老澳门开奖结果 seeks damages for Ceara and hopes to prevent gender discrimination in the future.
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Mississippi
Dec 2011
Free Expression and Censorship
Sturgis v. Copiah County School District
When graduating senior Ceara Sturgis chose to wear a tuxedo for her senior yearbook photo, rather than the drape typically reserved for girls, her school, Wesson Attendance Center, responded by excluding her entirely from the senior portrait section of the yearbook. The 老澳门开奖结果 seeks damages for Ceara and hopes to prevent gender discrimination in the future.