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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’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

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O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed

The ACLU, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Northern California, and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof 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’Connor-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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158 Free Speech Cases

Antigone Books v. Horne - Challenge to Arizona's Nude Photo Law
Court Case
Sep 2014

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Antigone Books v. Horne - Challenge to Arizona's Nude Photo Law

An Arizona law passed during the state's 2014 legislative session criminalizes the display, publication, and sale of images fully protected by the First Amendment. On September 23, 2014, the ACLU, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona, and Dentons U.S. LLP filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law.
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Court Case
Sep 2014
Antigone Books v. Horne - Challenge to Arizona's Nude Photo Law

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Antigone Books v. Horne - Challenge to Arizona's Nude Photo Law

An Arizona law passed during the state's 2014 legislative session criminalizes the display, publication, and sale of images fully protected by the First Amendment. On September 23, 2014, the ACLU, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona, and Dentons U.S. LLP filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2014

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Elonis v. United States

Whether the government is required to prove that someone prosecuted for making threatening statements intended his words to be taken as a threat.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2014
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Elonis v. United States

Whether the government is required to prove that someone prosecuted for making threatening statements intended his words to be taken as a threat.
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McCullen v. Coakley
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014

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Reproductive Freedom

McCullen v. Coakley

Whether a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot buffer zone outside abortion clinics is constitutional on its face and as applied to three specific clinics in the state.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014
McCullen v. Coakley

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Reproductive Freedom

McCullen v. Coakley

Whether a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot buffer zone outside abortion clinics is constitutional on its face and as applied to three specific clinics in the state.
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Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014

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Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

Whether a First Amendment challenge to an Ohio law prohibiting false statements about a political candidate during the course of a campaign was properly dismissed when the objecting candidate withdrew his administrative complaint after losing the election.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2014
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

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Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus

Whether a First Amendment challenge to an Ohio law prohibiting false statements about a political candidate during the course of a campaign was properly dismissed when the objecting candidate withdrew his administrative complaint after losing the election.
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Wood v. Moss
U.S. Supreme Court
May 2014

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Wood v. Moss

Whether plaintiffs are entitled to a trial on their claim of viewpoint discrimination based on detailed allegations that anti-Bush demonstrators were treated less favorably than pro-Bush demonstrators by the Secret Service during a 2004 presidential visit to Oregon.
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U.S. Supreme Court
May 2014
Wood v. Moss

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Wood v. Moss

Whether plaintiffs are entitled to a trial on their claim of viewpoint discrimination based on detailed allegations that anti-Bush demonstrators were treated less favorably than pro-Bush demonstrators by the Secret Service during a 2004 presidential visit to Oregon.
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