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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

Snyder v. Phelps
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2010

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Snyder v. Phelps

Whether funeral protestors who demonstrate on the public streets and in conformity with local law can be held liable for damages because a jury concludes that their speech was "outrageous."
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2010
Snyder v. Phelps

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Snyder v. Phelps

Whether funeral protestors who demonstrate on the public streets and in conformity with local law can be held liable for damages because a jury concludes that their speech was "outrageous."
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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010

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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association

Whether a California law prohibiting the sale of "violent video games" to minors violates the First Amendment.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association

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Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association

Whether a California law prohibiting the sale of "violent video games" to minors violates the First Amendment.
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ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. DHS
Court Case
Aug 2010

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ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. DHS

In 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, issued a policy that asserted that CBP had the right to search the laptops, electronic devices and printed material of any traveler at the border, "absent individualized suspicion." The policy applied to both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens, and subjected travelers to the possibility of having their personal financial information, family photographs and lists of Web sites visited searched by CBP officials without having reason to believe they had broken the law.
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Court Case
Aug 2010
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. DHS

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ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµv. DHS

In 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security, issued a policy that asserted that CBP had the right to search the laptops, electronic devices and printed material of any traveler at the border, "absent individualized suspicion." The policy applied to both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens, and subjected travelers to the possibility of having their personal financial information, family photographs and lists of Web sites visited searched by CBP officials without having reason to believe they had broken the law.
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Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller
Court Case
Jun 2010

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Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller

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Court Case
Jun 2010
Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller

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Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller

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Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2010

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Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

Whether the federal law criminalizing material support for terrorism is unconstitutionally vague because it is unclear whether it extends even to speech opposing terrorism so long as it is directed at designated terrorist organizations and, if so, whether the law violates the First Amendment as applied to such advocacy.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2010
Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

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Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

Whether the federal law criminalizing material support for terrorism is unconstitutionally vague because it is unclear whether it extends even to speech opposing terrorism so long as it is directed at designated terrorist organizations and, if so, whether the law violates the First Amendment as applied to such advocacy.
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