Press Releases
about Free Speech
Jul 03, 2024
ACLU Releases Legal, Legislative, and Advocacy Roadmap to Combat Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Threats Posed by a Second Trump Term
The analysis and roadmap continue ACLU’s 2024 election policy memo series exploring likely policies from a potential Trump or Biden second term.
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Free Speech
Jul 01, 2024
Supreme Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Free Speech Online
The court recognized that government attempts to control the editorial decisions of social media companies violate the First Amendment
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU of Texas and ACLU Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Defend First Amendment Right to Protest
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the ACLU are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the state criminal court convictions of three North Texas comm...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Henderson v. State of Texas
Jun 25, 2024
ACLU Statement on Long-Overdue Resolution of Julian Assange Case
WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was released from prison in the United Kingdom yesterday after pleading guilty to a single felony count of illegally obtain...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
National Security
Jun 24, 2024
ACLU and ACLU of South Carolina Sound Alarm on Sweeping New Book Ban Law
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina regulation that would enable mass censorship of books in school classrooms and libraries is set for automatic approval tomorrow, June 25th.
Tit...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Jun 17, 2024
Federal Court Partially Halts Oklahoma’s Classroom Censorship Law
OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal court granted a partial preliminary injunction that will blunt the impact of Oklahoma’s classroom censorship law, HB 1775, which sought to severely re...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
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