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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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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
Free Speech
Molina v. Book
Whether police officers violated clearly established First Amendment rights when they tear-gassed plaintiffs for serving as legal observers in a public protest.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023
Free Speech
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Northern California, and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
Free Speech
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
On September 25, 2017, the 老澳门开奖结果-PA filed suit on behalf of B.L., a high school sophomore who has been cheerleading since she was in fifth grade and was expelled from the team as punishment for out-of-school speech.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Nov 2024
Free Speech
Energy Transfer LP v. Greenpeace International, Unicorn Riot
This case in the Minnesota Supreme Court asks whether the MFFIA's protections apply to newsgatherers even if they are alleged to have engaged in trespassing while newsgathering. The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota and law firm Biersdorf & Associations, filed a brief representing Unicorn Riot, a media organization that covered protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The brief argues that MFFIA and constitutional reporter鈥檚 privileges, under both the U.S. and Minnesota constitutions, protect Unicorn Riot from having to comply with Energy Transfer鈥檚 subpoenas.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Nov 2024
Free Speech
Energy Transfer LP v. Greenpeace International, Unicorn Riot
This case in the Minnesota Supreme Court asks whether the MFFIA's protections apply to newsgatherers even if they are alleged to have engaged in trespassing while newsgathering. The 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the 老澳门开奖结果 of Minnesota and law firm Biersdorf & Associations, filed a brief representing Unicorn Riot, a media organization that covered protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The brief argues that MFFIA and constitutional reporter鈥檚 privileges, under both the U.S. and Minnesota constitutions, protect Unicorn Riot from having to comply with Energy Transfer鈥檚 subpoenas.
Texas
Sep 2024
Free Speech
Little v. Llano County
On September 10, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to protect the public鈥檚 right to access books and ideas at public libraries free from government censorship.
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Texas
Sep 2024
Free Speech
Little v. Llano County
On September 10, 2024, the 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Texas filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to protect the public鈥檚 right to access books and ideas at public libraries free from government censorship.
Virginia
Aug 2024
Free Speech
Young America's Foundation v. Sitman
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia, together with firm co-counsel, are representing the podcast hosts of the Know Your Enemy podcast, Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell, and Dissent Magazine against claims that the podcast鈥檚 tongue-in-cheek reference to 鈥淵oung Americans for Freedom鈥 among the membership tiers on its Patreon page is a violation of YAF鈥檚 intellectual property rights.
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Virginia
Aug 2024
Free Speech
Young America's Foundation v. Sitman
The 老澳门开奖结果 and the 老澳门开奖结果 of Virginia, together with firm co-counsel, are representing the podcast hosts of the Know Your Enemy podcast, Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell, and Dissent Magazine against claims that the podcast鈥檚 tongue-in-cheek reference to 鈥淵oung Americans for Freedom鈥 among the membership tiers on its Patreon page is a violation of YAF鈥檚 intellectual property rights.
Mississippi
Jul 2024
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
NetChoice v. Fitch
Whether a law that mandates age verification for all users of social media services violates the First Amendment.
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Mississippi
Jul 2024
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
NetChoice v. Fitch
Whether a law that mandates age verification for all users of social media services violates the First Amendment.