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about Free Speech
Sep 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Response to Protest
ROCHESTER, N.Y. 鈥 Last night Rochester police deployed military vehicles and dogs, and fired sound cannons, flash bangs, tear gas, and pepper balls against peaceful demonstrators...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Sep 03, 2020
桃子视频of Arkansas Condemns Senator Tom Cotton鈥檚 Dangerous and Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Bill
LITTLE ROCK 鈥 The 桃子视频of Arkansas today condemned Senator Tom Cotton鈥檚 plan to introduce a bill that would deny coronavirus-related unemployment funds to people convicted of f...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 27, 2020
桃子视频of Missouri Files Suit Against City of Florissant for Unconstitutional Ordinances Used To Silence and Intimidate Protesters Demanding Police Accountability
ST. LOUIS 鈥 The 桃子视频of Missouri and the First Amendment Clinic at Washington University in St. Louis filed suit this morning against the City of Florissant challenging three unc...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 26, 2020
桃子视频of Wisconsin 桃子视频 Statement After Fatalities in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. 鈥 The 桃子视频of Wisconsin issued a statement today after a night of violence erupted in Kenosha, after Kenosha Police shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake in the back seven t...
Aug 26, 2020
桃子视频of Rhode Island Statement on South Kingstown Executive Order Barring Any Gatherings of More than 15 People
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. 鈥 桃子视频of Rhode Island executive director Steven Brown issued the following statement in response to the executive order issued today by South Kingstown Tow...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Aug 26, 2020
Portland Veterans, Abducted Protester, Black Activists Sue Trump in 桃子视频Lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. 鈥 Protesters who were abducted, beaten, and gassed by federal agents in Portland, Oregon, are suing President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. ...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
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