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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

Morse v. Frederick
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2007

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Morse v. Frederick

Whether school officials violated the First Amendment when they suspended a high school student for holding up a sign that the principal interpreted as a pro-drug message when the sign caused no disruption, was displayed at a public event on the public streets, and the student had not yet arrived at school for the day. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2007
Morse v. Frederick

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Morse v. Frederick

Whether school officials violated the First Amendment when they suspended a high school student for holding up a sign that the principal interpreted as a pro-drug message when the sign caused no disruption, was displayed at a public event on the public streets, and the student had not yet arrived at school for the day. DECIDED
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Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2007

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Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life

Considering how groups, like the ACLU, can establish a First Amendment right to broadcast "genuine" issue ads in the period preceding an election despite a federal law ban on any broadcast ad that names a candidate for office regardless of the ads purpose or effect. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2007
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life

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Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life

Considering how groups, like the ACLU, can establish a First Amendment right to broadcast "genuine" issue ads in the period preceding an election despite a federal law ban on any broadcast ad that names a candidate for office regardless of the ads purpose or effect. DECIDED
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Randall v. Sorrell
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2006

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Randall v. Sorrell

Challenge to Vermont's campaign finance law and to the constitutionality of expenditure limits under the First Amendment. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2006
Randall v. Sorrell

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Randall v. Sorrell

Challenge to Vermont's campaign finance law and to the constitutionality of expenditure limits under the First Amendment. DECIDED
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Rumsfeld v. FAIR
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2005

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LGBTQ Rights

Rumsfeld v. FAIR

Reviewing the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment, which cuts off federal funding to any university that bars military recruiters for failure to comply with the university's nondiscrimination policies.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2005
Rumsfeld v. FAIR

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Rumsfeld v. FAIR

Reviewing the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment, which cuts off federal funding to any university that bars military recruiters for failure to comply with the university's nondiscrimination policies.
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Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2005

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Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC

Whether the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµcan be barred from broadcasting advertisements prior to an election that name a federal candidate, even though the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµhas never taken a position on an election in its 85-year history. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nov 2005
Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC

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Wisconsin Right to Life v. FEC

Whether the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµcan be barred from broadcasting advertisements prior to an election that name a federal candidate, even though the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµhas never taken a position on an election in its 85-year history. DECIDED
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