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May 28, 2026
New Filings Detail Disturbing Accounts of Federal Agents Retaliating Against Memphis Residents
Residents describe being surveilled at home, pulled over under false pretenses, boxed in with vehicles, and jailed in retaliation for observing and documenting Memphis Safe Task Force activity
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Demster v. Blanche
Feb 13, 2026
New Filings Detail Harrowing Accounts of ICE and Border Patrol Violence and Intimidation Against Minnesotans
As part of an amended complaint in Tincher v. Noem, ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota added three journalists to the suit and submitted over 100 declarations from community members who have experienced or witnessed unlawful activity by ICE
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Tincher v. Noem et al.
Feb 11, 2026
Landmark Settlement Announced in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Questioning of Journalists at the Border
The settlement comes after five journalists were unlawfully targeted for and questioned about their reporting near the U.S-Mexico border
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Guan v. Wolf
Jan 30, 2026
ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota React to the Trump Administration's Arrests of Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
Their overnight detention and arrests are the latest example of President Trump and his administration attacking freedom of the press.
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights Free Speech
Jan 16, 2026
ACLU to Federal Court: Pentagon Press Policy Threatens Core First Amendment Freedoms
The New York Times sued in December over new rules that require journalists to report on only pre-approved information
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense
Oct 27, 2025
Journalists Argue Against Puerto Rico's COVID-era “Fake News” Law in Federal Appeals Court
The law chilled journalists’ reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and threatened press freedom in emergencies
Issue Areas: Free Speech LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
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