Eighteen multifaith and nonreligious families filed a federal class action lawsuit to stop more than 1,000 Texas public school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, arguing that it violates constitutional protections.
The Trump administration is expanding ICE’s surveillance powers to target American citizens who criticize or protest the agency, using social media monitoring technologies, location data, and cell phone hacking contracts, which civil liberties advocates warn is a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech.
Physicians for Human Rights has filed an amicus brief in the L.A. Press Club v. Kristi Noem case, arguing that U.S. federal law enforcement repeatedly misused rubber bullets, pepper balls, tear gas canisters and flash-bang grenades against journalists, medics and peaceful demonstrators during protests in Los Angeles in the summer of 2025.
The ACLU of Northern California successfully challenged a DHS subpoena seeking to unmask anonymous Instagram users who posted videos of ICE raids in Los Angeles, protecting the First Amendment rights of those documenting law enforcement activity in public.
The ACLU has filed a FOIA request to uncover how the DHS is attempting to suppress the First Amendment right to record their agents, and how widespread the retaliatory pattern is.
The ACLU has filed a FOIA request to obtain records related to the Department of Homeland Security’s policies and practices regarding the filming of law enforcement activity, following reports of intimidation and violence against those documenting immigration enforcement in public spaces.
The California Supreme Court ruled that Los Angeles City’s enforcement of Penal Code section 148.6(a), which criminalized knowingly false complaints against peace officers, violates the First Amendment because it chills protected speech and disproportionately targets criticism of police.
The Trump administration is facing accusations of using federal agencies for political retaliation and violating constitutional protections after British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi was detained by U.S. authorities at San Francisco International Airport.
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups are urging the Supreme Court to block President Trump’s attempt to deploy military troops into Chicago, arguing that the move violates long-standing limits on the use of military force against civilians and threatens First Amendment rights.
Legal scholars are pushing back against Trump administration officials’ mischaracterizations of federal immunity and the First Amendment, according to a Cato Institute analysis.
Pamela Wridt and Robert Sauve are suing the City of New York over the NYPD’s expanding use of surveillance cameras, alleging that the city’s practices violate constitutional protections for privacy, free speech, and association.
A Washington man has filed a federal lawsuit against the District of Columbia, four Metropolitan Police Department officers, and a National Guard Sergeant after being detained and handcuffed for playing the Star Wars “Imperial March” behind National Guard troops patrolling city streets as a peaceful protest.
Pamela Price Unfiltered Season 2 Episode 1 examines the ongoing struggle between justice, race, and constitutional rights in the US, featuring a Supreme Court case, mass protests, and an in-depth conversation with civil rights attorney Carl Douglas.
On October 18, over seven million people across the US came together to peacefully protest against abuse of power and show the power of unity in the face of repression.
The ACLU of Northern California and several groups supporting academic freedom and free speech have filed an amicus brief backing a First Amendment challenge against senior federal officials for using the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny visas and deport foreign nationals for speaking out against Israel or in favor of Palestine.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and nine other attorneys general have condemned President Trump’s attempts to suppress nonprofits’ freedom of speech and association, and have vowed to fight against any attempts to weaponize the government to suppress legitimate activities and constitutional freedoms.
The ACLU has released a report detailing the Trump administration’s alleged retaliation against the Associated Press for refusing to adopt the administration’s preferred terminology for the Gulf of Mexico, warning that such actions place the US “in dangerous company”.
Attorneys representing journalists, clergy, and private citizens have filed an emergency motion in federal court accusing the Trump Administration of using federal agents to suppress peaceful protests and silence the press outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center in Broadview, Illinois.
Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist, is set to be deported to El Salvador after being detained by ICE for over 100 days in retaliation for his reporting on law enforcement, despite the charges being dismissed and an immigration judge granting him bond.
The ACLU is challenging the federal government over what it calls blatant violations of the First Amendment, after two students were detained by ICE in retaliation for their speech supporting Palestinian rights.