News & Commentary about Free Speech
Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.
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Mar 8, 2012
Counting On Us: Release of New Civil Rights Data Is the First Step in Helping Our Kids
Mar 8, 2012
How Big a Deal is H.R. 347, That “Criminalizing Protest” Bill?
Mar 7, 2012
Humiliated, But Not Beaten. Fighting Back on Behalf of Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Mar 6, 2012
Shot in the Face: Pepper-Sprayed U.C. Davis Students Tell Their Story
Mar 6, 2012
ACLU Lens: New York Times Highlights Data Showing Harsh Discipline for Minority Students and Students with Disabilities
Mar 2, 2012
Victory in Haywood! Anti-Gay, Proselytizing Principal Resigns Hours After Public Outcry.
Mar 1, 2012
How Do I Marginalize Thee? One High School Principal Counts the Ways
Feb 23, 2012
Take Back Our Genes – Join the Fight Against Gene Patenting