Press Releases
about Free Speech
Oct 21, 2024
Brief Urges Minnesota Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Compel Disclosure of Reporters’ Communications in Major Case for Press Freedom
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Represents Media Organization Unicorn Riot in Latest Filing in Years-Long Legal Battle Stemming from 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline Protests
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Oct 01, 2024
Federal Court Blocks University of Maryland’s Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, FIRE, and Knight Institute say decision is an important victory for students’ First Amendment rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 26, 2024
Free Speech Organizations Urge University of Maryland to Lift Unconstitutional ‘Expressive Event’ Ban
In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, FIRE, and Knight Institute Argue UMD’s 10/7 Expressive Event Ban Violates Students’ First Amendment Rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Sep 23, 2024
Child Safety, Free Speech, and Privacy Experts Tell Supreme Court: Texas’s Unconstitutional Age Verification Law Must be Overturned
In Friend-of-the-Court Briefs, Orgs Explain that Age-gating the Internet Will Not Keep Kids or Adults Safe
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Sep 16, 2024
Free Speech Coalition Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Texas’ Unconstitutional Age Verification Law
The case will determine whether adults in America continue to have the right to freely access sexual content online
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Sep 10, 2024
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Fights Government Censorship of Books in Texas Public Libraries
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û and ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Texas file amicus brief urging the Fifth Circuit to protect access to books in public libraries
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Little v. Llano County
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