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Oct 04, 2020
Court Rules That Ban on “Offensive” License Plates Likely Violates First Amendment
A federal judge has ruled that a state law allowing the DMV to reject vanity plates that are "offensive to good taste" likely violates the First Amendment, and has allowed an environmentally-conscious car owner to continue to display "FKGAS" license plate
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Oct 02, 2020
Protester Who Lost an Eye While Demonstrating Against Police Brutality Sues City of Fort Wayne
INDIANAPOLIS — The ACLU of Indiana and Sidley Austin LLP today filed a lawsuit on behalf of Balin Brake, a 21-year-old resident of Fort Wayne whose right eye was destroyed while ...
Issue Areas: Free Speech Criminal Law Reform
Sep 30, 2020
ACLU of Washington, Korematsu Center, and Perkins Coie File a Second Motion for Contempt After Repeated Violations of Preliminary Injunction Barring Seattle Police From Indiscriminate Use of Crowd Control Weapons
SEATTLE – The ACLU of Washington, Korematsu Center, and Perkins Coie filed a second motion for contempt today in Black Lives Matter v. City of Seattle, to enforce a preliminary i...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Sep 27, 2020
ACLU of Oregon Calls for Independent Prosecutor to Investigate Brutal Police Response to Protesters, Journalists in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — Following another night of excessive force by police against protesters and journalists, the ACLU of Oregon is calling on Governor Kate Brown to appoint a specia...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Sep 21, 2020
ACLU-TN Comment on Modification of Court Order Limiting Memphis Police Surveillance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge has issued modifications to a 1978 court order that prohibited the Memphis government from monitoring the constitutionally-protected political ac...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Sep 09, 2020
Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Social Media Ban for People Convicted of Committing Sex Offenses
Decision Extends First Amendment Protections for People on Parole, Recognizes Social Media as Essential to Free Speech
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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