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Free Speech : Censorship : Legal Documents

Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller - Reply Brief of Appellants (01/25/2008)

Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller - Brief for Appellees (01/16/2008)

Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller - Brief of Appellants (11/05/2007)
Brief of Appellants to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals

Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller - District Court Opinion and Order (06/13/2007)

ACLU Letter to the University of Illinois (02/17/2006)

Complaint in Weise & Young v. Klinkerman, Casper et al. (11/21/2005)

Miller v. Pilot Point Complaint (01/11/2005)

ACLU Letter Urging Kansas Public Library Not to Censor Employee for Discussing Historic Sodomy Ruling (07/16/2003)

Complaint in Shipley, et al v. Huckabee, et al (06/23/2003)

ACLU Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Schiff, et al (05/01/2003)

ACLU Amicus brief in Yahoo v. La Ligue Contre le racisme et L'antisemitisme (05/06/2002)

ACLU Amicus brief inTaubman Co. v. Webfeats and Henry Mishkoff (05/06/2002)
Amicus brief stating an individual may post critiques of a company on websites he creates with the words "sucks.com" after the company's name.

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