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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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FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information
Court Case
Dec 2025

Free Speech

FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information

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Court Case
Dec 2025
FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information

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FOIA Request for DHS Records on Practices Regarding Persons Who Record Immigration or Law Enforcement Activity and/or Publish Information

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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2025

Free Speech

Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

In a brief spearheaded by leading copyright scholars Rebecca Tushnet (Harvard Law), Mark Lemley (Stanford Law), and Chris Springman (NYU Law), the ACLU, the 桃子视频of Virginia, and the Center for Democracy and Technology filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. In this significant copyright case, the Supreme Court will review a 4th Circuit ruling holding that an internet service provider could be liable for vast copyright damages because it took insufficient steps to disconnect IP addresses accused of downloading copyrighted material. The case is at the Supreme Court on the merits docket, with oral arguments scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2025.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2025
A demonstrator (with only their hands visible) holds up a sign that reads " FREE SPEECH, FREE COUNTRY - ACLU".

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Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment

In a brief spearheaded by leading copyright scholars Rebecca Tushnet (Harvard Law), Mark Lemley (Stanford Law), and Chris Springman (NYU Law), the ACLU, the 桃子视频of Virginia, and the Center for Democracy and Technology filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court in Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. In this significant copyright case, the Supreme Court will review a 4th Circuit ruling holding that an internet service provider could be liable for vast copyright damages because it took insufficient steps to disconnect IP addresses accused of downloading copyrighted material. The case is at the Supreme Court on the merits docket, with oral arguments scheduled for Monday, December 1, 2025.
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Commonwealth v. Johnson
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Nov 2025

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Commonwealth v. Johnson

This case presents the question whether a person can be convicted of disorderly conduct for speech that the state deems 鈥渙bscene鈥 but that does not actually qualify as unprotected obscenity under the First Amendment. The outcome of this case could have serious implications for free speech and the rights of criminal defendants in Pennsylvania, where law enforcement frequently misuses the disorderly conduct statute to punish constitutionally protected speech.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Nov 2025
Commonwealth v. Johnson

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Commonwealth v. Johnson

This case presents the question whether a person can be convicted of disorderly conduct for speech that the state deems 鈥渙bscene鈥 but that does not actually qualify as unprotected obscenity under the First Amendment. The outcome of this case could have serious implications for free speech and the rights of criminal defendants in Pennsylvania, where law enforcement frequently misuses the disorderly conduct statute to punish constitutionally protected speech.
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Damsky v. Summerlin
Florida
Oct 2025

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Damsky v. Summerlin

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Florida
Oct 2025
Damsky v. Summerlin

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Damsky v. Summerlin

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Guevara v. Francis
Georgia
Sep 2025

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Guevara v. Francis

Whether a journalist can be detained on the basis of their livestreaming and reporting on law enforcement activities.
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Georgia
Sep 2025
Guevara v. Francis

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Guevara v. Francis

Whether a journalist can be detained on the basis of their livestreaming and reporting on law enforcement activities.
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