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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
Molina v. Book

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Molina v. Book

Whether police officers violated clearly established First Amendment rights when they tear-gassed plaintiffs for serving as legal observers in a public protest.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

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O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

The ACLU, the 桃子视频of Northern California, and the 桃子视频of Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.

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Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.

On September 25, 2017, the ACLU-PA filed suit on behalf of B.L., a high school sophomore who has been cheerleading since she was in fifth grade and was expelled from the team as punishment for out-of-school speech.
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Lee v. Tam
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017

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Lee v. Tam

Whether the Lanham Act鈥檚 clause banning the registration of 鈥渄isparaging鈥 trademarks violates the First Amendment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2017
Lee v. Tam

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Lee v. Tam

Whether the Lanham Act鈥檚 clause banning the registration of 鈥渄isparaging鈥 trademarks violates the First Amendment.
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Clients from Uniontown in the case Green Group Holdings v. Schaeffer
Alabama
Feb 2017

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Green Group Holdings v. Schaeffer: Defense of Environmental Protesters Against Defamation Lawsuit

The 桃子视频is representing four people being sued for defamation because they exercised their right to free speech and voiced opposition to a coal ash landfill in their small town. The defendants, all residents of Uniontown, Alabama 鈥 a poor, predominantly Black town with a median per capita income of around $8,000 鈥 are being sued for $30 million by Georgia-based Green Group Holdings because the residents are fighting the hazardous coal ash that the company keeps in a residential landfill. The 桃子视频asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit on First Amendment grounds. In February 2017, the parties reached a settlement in which the company dropped the lawsuit and agreed to better environmental protections at the landfill.
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Alabama
Feb 2017
Clients from Uniontown in the case Green Group Holdings v. Schaeffer

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Green Group Holdings v. Schaeffer: Defense of Environmental Protesters Against Defamation Lawsuit

The 桃子视频is representing four people being sued for defamation because they exercised their right to free speech and voiced opposition to a coal ash landfill in their small town. The defendants, all residents of Uniontown, Alabama 鈥 a poor, predominantly Black town with a median per capita income of around $8,000 鈥 are being sued for $30 million by Georgia-based Green Group Holdings because the residents are fighting the hazardous coal ash that the company keeps in a residential landfill. The 桃子视频asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit on First Amendment grounds. In February 2017, the parties reached a settlement in which the company dropped the lawsuit and agreed to better environmental protections at the landfill.
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Packingham v. North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2017

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Packingham v. North Carolina

Whether North Carolina can prohibit individuals who are registered sex offenders from 鈥渁ccessing鈥 any social media websites.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2017
Packingham v. North Carolina

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Packingham v. North Carolina

Whether North Carolina can prohibit individuals who are registered sex offenders from 鈥渁ccessing鈥 any social media websites.
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Assorted children's books with "Access Denied" stamp
Court Case
Oct 2016

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Garden District Book Shop v. Caldwell 鈥 Challenge to Louisiana Online Censorship Law

A Louisiana law passed during the state鈥檚 2015 legislative session makes it a crime for any individual in Louisiana to publish material on the Internet that may be 鈥渉armful to minors鈥 without an age verification screen. On November 4, 2015, the ACLU, the 桃子视频of Louisiana, and Dentons U.S. LLP, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law on behalf of a coalition of booksellers, magazines, comic book retailers, and their readers.
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Court Case
Oct 2016
Assorted children's books with "Access Denied" stamp

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Garden District Book Shop v. Caldwell 鈥 Challenge to Louisiana Online Censorship Law

A Louisiana law passed during the state鈥檚 2015 legislative session makes it a crime for any individual in Louisiana to publish material on the Internet that may be 鈥渉armful to minors鈥 without an age verification screen. On November 4, 2015, the ACLU, the 桃子视频of Louisiana, and Dentons U.S. LLP, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law on behalf of a coalition of booksellers, magazines, comic book retailers, and their readers.
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Davis v. Billington
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2016

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Davis v. Billington

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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2016
Davis v. Billington

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Davis v. Billington

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