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Mar 19, 2026
Fifth Circuit Rules Against Civil Rights Activist DeRay Mckesson in Long-running Protest Rights Case
The decision in Ford v. Mckesson endangers First Amendment protections for protest attendees, leaders, and organizers
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Doe v. Mckesson (Ford v. Mckesson)
Mar 19, 2026
Colorado Confines Hundreds of Children in Dangerous Detention Facilities Instead of Providing Legally Required Community Services, Lawsuit Alleges
Harms disproportionately affect youth with disabilities and those in the foster system.
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Mar 17, 2026
ACLU, National Center for Youth Law File FOIA Request Seeking Records Related to Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors’ Access to Pregnancy Care
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request today seeking information regard...
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights Reproductive Freedom
Mar 17, 2026
10th Circuit Hears Arguments in Major Educational Censorship Case
Oklahoma teachers and students asked the court to block the further implementation of HB 1775, a 2021 classroom censorship bill that has had a chilling effect on public school classrooms
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond
Mar 17, 2026
Georgetown Peace Scholar Detained for Speech Last Year Asks Appeals Court to Reaffirm His Freedom
Dr. Suri’s hearing in the Fourth Circuit comes exactly one year after he was taken by ICE for exercising his First Amendment rights
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Suri v. Trump
Mar 16, 2026
Court Permanently Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom and Library
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a permanent injunction today in Stinson v. Fayetteville Schoo...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
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