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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

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Court Case
Sep 2025

Free Speech

Racial Justice

Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond

This lawsuit challenges an Oklahoma classroom censorship law, HB 1775, that severely restricts public school teachers and students from teaching and learning about race and gender.
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Court Case
Sep 2025
school classroom

Free Speech

Racial Justice

Black Emergency Response Team v. Drummond

This lawsuit challenges an Oklahoma classroom censorship law, HB 1775, that severely restricts public school teachers and students from teaching and learning about race and gender.
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Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025

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LGBTQ Rights

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton

Whether a content-based regulation that burdens adults’ access to protected speech has to be merely reasonable to satisfy the First Amendment because it was passed in the name of protecting children from sexual material online.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025
Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton

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LGBTQ Rights

Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton

Whether a content-based regulation that burdens adults’ access to protected speech has to be merely reasonable to satisfy the First Amendment because it was passed in the name of protecting children from sexual material online.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025

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TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)

The Supreme Court will decide whether a law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States violates the First Amendment rights of more than 170 million Americans who use the social media platform. The law also allows the President to ban other foreign-owned apps deemed a national security threat, opening the door to future abuse and censorship. The ban on TikTok is set to go into effect on January 19, 2025.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jul 2025
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TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)

The Supreme Court will decide whether a law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States violates the First Amendment rights of more than 170 million Americans who use the social media platform. The law also allows the President to ban other foreign-owned apps deemed a national security threat, opening the door to future abuse and censorship. The ban on TikTok is set to go into effect on January 19, 2025.
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Energy Transfer LP v. Greenpeace International, Unicorn Riot
Minnesota Supreme Court
Jul 2025

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Energy Transfer LP v. Greenpeace International, Unicorn Riot

This case in the Minnesota Supreme Court asks whether the MFFIA's protections apply to newsgatherers even if they are alleged to have engaged in trespassing while newsgathering. The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Minnesota and law firm Biersdorf & Associations, filed a brief representing Unicorn Riot, a media organization that covered protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The brief argues that MFFIA and constitutional reporter’s privileges, under both the U.S. and Minnesota constitutions, protect Unicorn Riot from having to comply with Energy Transfer’s subpoenas.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
Jul 2025
Energy Transfer LP v. Greenpeace International, Unicorn Riot

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Energy Transfer LP v. Greenpeace International, Unicorn Riot

This case in the Minnesota Supreme Court asks whether the MFFIA's protections apply to newsgatherers even if they are alleged to have engaged in trespassing while newsgathering. The ACLU’s State Supreme Court Initiative, alongside the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Minnesota and law firm Biersdorf & Associations, filed a brief representing Unicorn Riot, a media organization that covered protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The brief argues that MFFIA and constitutional reporter’s privileges, under both the U.S. and Minnesota constitutions, protect Unicorn Riot from having to comply with Energy Transfer’s subpoenas.
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CCIA v. Paxton
Court Case
Jul 2025

Free Speech

CCIA v. Paxton

Whether a regulation forcing online social media platforms to limit content available to minors violates the First Amendment.
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Court Case
Jul 2025
CCIA v. Paxton

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CCIA v. Paxton

Whether a regulation forcing online social media platforms to limit content available to minors violates the First Amendment.
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