Press Releases
about Free Speech
Mar 05, 2024
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Slams House for Latest Plan to Ban TikTok and Stifle Free Speech
WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced it would be voting on a bill this Thursday that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. This bill, which...
Court case: TikTok Inc., et al. v. Garland (Amicus)
Feb 26, 2024
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Preliminary Injunctions Against Laws that Would Allow the Government to Regulate Editorial Discretion on Social Media
The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ argues that private platforms’ decisions about what speech to host, publish, and distribute on the internet are protected by the First Amendment and cannot be mandated by the government.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: NetChoice, LLC. v. Paxton
Feb 22, 2024
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ Urges Georgia Lawmakers to Reject Unnecessary Bill Expanding Georgia’s Already Overbroad and Excessive Terrorism Laws
Group Says SB 523 Would Further Threaten the Free Speech Rights of People in Georgia
Feb 22, 2024
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of South Carolina Challenges Prison Policy that Seeks to Silence the Incarcerated
COLUMBIA – The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ and the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of South Carolina filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the South Carolina Department of Corrections’ (SCDC) tota...
Feb 14, 2024
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Northern California Urge Court to Continue to Block Unconstitutional Restriction on Online Publication, Recognize Importance of Consumer Privacy Laws
The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was framed as a law to protect children’s privacy online, but it is actually a content-based regulation of free speech.
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Netchoice, LLC v. Bonta
Jan 31, 2024
Federal Court Rules Florida Officials Do Not Intend to Deactivate University of Florida’s Students for Justice in Palestine
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Florida, and Palestine Legal Call on Public University Officials to Formally Withdraw Deactivation Order
Issue Areas:
National Security
Free Speech

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