Press Releases
about Free Speech
Sep 08, 2021
In Wake of Complaints, ACLU of Rhode Island Calls on RIDE to Revise Employee Social Media Policy
After receiving numerous complaints from Providence Public School teachers, the ACLU of RI has sent a letter to RI Department of Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, cal...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 01, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Settles Suit over Facebook Censorship by Woonsocket Mayor
The ACLU of Rhode Island today announced the favorable settlement of a federal lawsuit that challenged, as a violation of the First Amendment, Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 24, 2021
ACLU of Connecticut Sues Waterbury Police Employees Over the Arrest of Man Filming on a Sidewalk
HARTFORD, CT – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut sued Waterbury police employees Matthew Benoit and Frank Laone for illegally detaining and arresting Walli...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 05, 2021
ACLU of Rhode Island Sues over Facebook Censorship by Woonsocket Mayor
In a major First Amendment case, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys David Cass and Lynette Labinger today filed a federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 27, 2021
Court Vacates Charges for Roselle Park Resident Wrongly Cited under Obscenity Ordinance
The Borough of Roselle Park moved to dismiss conviction and fine previously imposed by the municipal court
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jul 20, 2021
ACLU of Louisiana Releases Statement After Trans Sports Ban Protesters Violently Removed From State Capitol
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana state senators today voted to overturn Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of Senate Bill 156, which bans transgender youth from participating in school spo...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Free Speech
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News & CommentaryMar 2026
Free Speech
One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained For His Speech Returns To Court. Explore News & Commentary.One Year Later: Georgetown Scholar Illegally Detained for His Speech Returns to Court
The ACLU is in court this week with Dr. Badar Khan Suri fighting the Trump administration’s unconstitutional attempt to re-detain him for exercising his First Amendment rights. -
CaliforniaJan 2026
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Doe V. Dhs. Explore Case.Doe v. DHS
On February 2, 2026, the ACLU, ACLU of Northern California, and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a motion in federal court to quash a Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) administrative subpoena seeking Google subscriber records about our client, solely because he engaged in constitutionally protected speech criticizing DHS conduct. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Free Speech
Cómo Una Ley De La época De Covid Que Prohíbe Las "noticias Falsas" En Puerto Rico Acecha A La Prensa. Explore News & Commentary.Cómo una ley de la época de COVID que prohíbe las "noticias falsas" en Puerto Rico acecha a la prensa
Dos periodistas desafían una ley que amenaza la libertad de prensa en un intento de prohibir la desinformación -
Washington, D.C.Jan 2026
Free Speech
The New York Times Co. V. Department Of Defense. Explore Case.The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense