Press Releases
about Free Speech
Feb 09, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of South Dakota Opposes Bill Restricting Speech at Water Management Board Hearings
Today, in a 4-3 vote, the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee voted to advance House Bill 1028, legislation that undermines a key principle of American democracy: a p...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 04, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of North Dakota Files Amicus Brief Urging Court to Affirm Rural Roads are Traditional Public Forums
The Íøºì±¬ÁÏ and the Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of North Dakota filed an amicus brief this week with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit in Thunderhawk v. Kirc...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Feb 03, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Iowa Condemns So-Called Racial Profiling Bill
The following statement can be attributed to Mark Stringer, Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Iowa Executive Director, on SSB 1140.
"We are extremely disappointed with this bill and we oppose it in the stro...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Jan 26, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Indiana Sues Jackson County Public Library for Violating Patron’s First Amendment Rights
Patron banned from library after sharing original poem critical of then-President Trump
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 22, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Rhode Island Sues Town of Portsmouth over Political Sign Ban
A federal lawsuit filed by Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of RI cooperating attorney Richard A. Sinapi challenges a Portsmouth town ordinance that bans the posting of political signs on residential property...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jan 20, 2021
Íøºì±¬ÁÏ of Maine Statement on Piscataquis County Commissioners' Deliberate Violation of Maine's Open Meeting Law
Piscataquis County Commissioners violated Maine's open meeting law when they wrote and adopted a resolution in secret. The resolution, which contains misinformation about the coron...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech

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