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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

United States v. Apel
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013

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United States v. Apel

Whether someone who has been barred from a military base may subsequently be prosecuted for demonstrating outside the main gate of the base in a designated protest zone located on military property.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2013
United States v. Apel

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United States v. Apel

Whether someone who has been barred from a military base may subsequently be prosecuted for demonstrating outside the main gate of the base in a designated protest zone located on military property.
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House v. Napolitano
Court Case
Sep 2013

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House v. Napolitano

In May 2011, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Massachusetts filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the suspicionless search and seizure of electronics and personal data belonging to David House, a computer programmer and U.S. citizen who lives in Cambridge, Mass. In May 2013 the government settled the lawsuit and agreed to turn over all documents related to House's targeting and investigation.
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Court Case
Sep 2013
House v. Napolitano

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House v. Napolitano

In May 2011, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Massachusetts filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the suspicionless search and seizure of electronics and personal data belonging to David House, a computer programmer and U.S. citizen who lives in Cambridge, Mass. In May 2013 the government settled the lawsuit and agreed to turn over all documents related to House's targeting and investigation.
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BRCA
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2013

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Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics

Whether human genes can be patented.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2013
BRCA

Free Speech

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Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics

Whether human genes can be patented.
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Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content
Court Case
Feb 2013

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LGBTQ Rights

Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Pennsylvania have sent a letter requesting that school officials at Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County stop using Internet filters that violate students' First Amendment free speech rights. The district uses a sexuality filter that blocks sites that express support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and an intolerance filter that blocks political advocacy sites that are labeled as intolerant.
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Court Case
Feb 2013
Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content

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LGBTQ Rights

Governor Mifflin School District and Filtering of LGBT Online Content

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµ and the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Pennsylvania have sent a letter requesting that school officials at Governor Mifflin School District in Berks County stop using Internet filters that violate students' First Amendment free speech rights. The district uses a sexuality filter that blocks sites that express support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, and an intolerance filter that blocks political advocacy sites that are labeled as intolerant.
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Twitter Wikileaks Court Order
Court Case
Jan 2013

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Twitter Wikileaks Court Order

In January 2011, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed three motions on behalf of Birgitta Jonsdottir, the Icelandic parliamentarian whose Twitter account records were targeted by the government in connection with its investigation related to WikiLeaks.
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Court Case
Jan 2013
Twitter Wikileaks Court Order

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Twitter Wikileaks Court Order

In January 2011, the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed three motions on behalf of Birgitta Jonsdottir, the Icelandic parliamentarian whose Twitter account records were targeted by the government in connection with its investigation related to WikiLeaks.
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