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USAction Joins Nationwide Lawsuit to Challenge Use of "Protest Zones"; Charges Administration Used Barriers to Silence Anti-Bush Sentiments (09/23/2003)
USAction, a progressive activist organization dedicated to winning social and economic justice for all, represents over three million members in 33 affiliates, with statewide organizations in 23 states. We advocate for affordable healthcare and public education, promoting corporate responsibility and making the country's tax system fairer. We achieve these goals through voter mobilization, public education, legislative lobbying and direct actions, including protests. We firmly believe in exercising our First Amendment rights.

Free Speech Under Fire: The ACLU Challenge to "Protest Zones" (09/23/2003)
Statement of Bill Neel

Free Speech Under Fire: The ACLU Challenge to "Protest Zones" (09/23/2003)
List of Plaintiffs

Banned Books Week 2003 (09/20/2003)

Banned Books Week 2003 - The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-2000 (09/19/2003)

Banned Books Week 2003 - Brief Timeline on Censored Music (09/19/2003)

Banned Books Week 2003 - The Ten Most Challenged Books of 2002 (09/19/2003)

Banned Books Week 2003 - Defending First Amendment Rights (09/19/2003)

Banned Books Week 2003 - A History of Fighting Censorship (09/19/2003)

NYCLU Billboard: "Welcome to the mall. You have the right to remain silent. Value free speech." (03/27/2003)

NYCLU Letter to the Crossgates Mall (03/11/2003)

Flag Amendment Defeated, First Amendment Stands Unscathed (02/21/2003)
Read about the history of the flag amendment and why Americans across the country oppose this amendment.

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