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Aug 30, 2022
Virginia Judge Rejects Obscenity Proceedings Against Gender Queer and A Court of Mist and Fury
The case was brought by the ACLU and the ACLU of Virginia on behalf of local booksellers, libraries, and professional associations
Issue Areas: Free Speech LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Virginia Obscenity Proceedings Against Two Books
Aug 23, 2022
ACLU of Arizona and ACLU Challenge Arizona’s Ban on Recording Police
PHOENIX — The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and a group of 10 media organizations, represented by the ACLU and Ballard Spahr, respectively, filed a lawsuit against th...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Arizona Broadcasters Association v. Brnovich
Aug 19, 2022
ACLU Files Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Attempt to Weaken Civil Rights Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 19, 2022 CONTACTGillian Branstetter, ACLU, gbranstetter@aclu.org WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Issue Areas: Free Speech LGBTQ Rights
Court case: 303 Creative, Inc. v. Elenis
Jul 07, 2022
Federal Appeals Courts Affirms Students’ Free Speech Rights Outside of School
DENVER — In an important victory for students’ free speech rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit has ruled that a high school could not punish a student for a...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Jun 23, 2022
NYCLU, ACLU Statement on SCOTUS Concealed Carry Decision
NEW YORK - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, striking down New York’s restriction o...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
May 31, 2022
ACLU Statement on Supreme Court Blocking Texas Social Media Law
WASHINGTON — In response to the news that the Supreme Court blocked enforcement of a Texas law banning online platforms from restricting users’ posts based on their political v...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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