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Feb 12, 2021
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Arkansas Boycott Ban
ST. LOUIS – In a victory for the ACLU and the ACLU of Arkansas, who had challenged the law on behalf of the Arkansas Times LP, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals today held that...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Feb 12, 2021
Court Enters Order Declaring State Ban on “Offensive” Vanity Plates Unconstitutional; Car Owner Will Keep “FKGAS” Plate
U.S. District Court Judge Mary McElroy today signed a consent judgment declaring unconstitutional a state law that gave the Administrator of the Division of Motor Vehicles blanket ...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Feb 09, 2021
ACLU of Indiana Opposes Anti-Protest Legislation
INDIANAPOLIS — The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law passed Senate Bill 198 out of committee today. This legislation would enhance criminal penalties for rioting, ...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Feb 09, 2021
Court Rules that Johnston Police Department Violated Free Speech Rights of Former Detective
In an important decision for the free speech rights of public employees, U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy ruled today that then-Johnston Police Chief Richard Tamburini violated the...
Issue Areas: Free Speech Criminal Law Reform
Feb 09, 2021
ACLU of South Dakota Opposes Bill Restricting Speech at Water Management Board Hearings
Today, in a 4-3 vote, the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee voted to advance House Bill 1028, legislation that undermines a key principle of American democracy: a p...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Feb 04, 2021
ACLU of North Dakota Files Amicus Brief Urging Court to Affirm Rural Roads are Traditional Public Forums
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of North Dakota filed an amicus brief this week with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit in Thunderhawk v. Kirc...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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