Guest Commentary: Mahmoud Khalil’s Case Is a Canary in a Coal Mine
Mahmoud Khalil is a recent Columbia graduate student and U.S. green card holder who, in his own…
Khalil Fights Back: Legal Team Urges Court to Protect His First Amendment Rights Amid Retaliatory ICE Detention
In a battle over free speech and government overreach, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has taken his…
ACLU Challenges Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Campus Free Speech and Immigration
In a sweeping rebuke of the Trump administration’s recent executive orders targeting non-citizen students and faculty, the…
Utah Bill May Ban Pride Flags, but Allow Nazi and Confederate Flags
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – A newly-proposed state bill, House Bill 77 (HB77), has fueled a heated…
ACLU Slams Supreme Court TikTok Ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued a major blow to freedom of expression online on Friday, by…
Guest Commentary: Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional – The Supreme Court Must Step In
Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments…
Guest Commentary: ACLU Fights Back against Efforts to Intimidate Professors into Silence
A SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suit brought against Columbia professors who criticized the school’s response…
Guest Commentary: How Trump’s Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms
By the ACLU A second Trump administration threatens to use executive authority to further limit First Amendment…
Guest Commentary: How Trump’s Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms
By the ACLU A second Trump administration threatens to use executive authority to further limit First…
Letter: Coalition Urges No Prosecution for Stanford Student Journalist
Dear District Attorney Jeff Rosen: The First Amendment Coalition and the Student Press Law Center, joined by…
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules in Favor of NRA in Free Speech Case, Upholds First Amendment Rights of All Advocacy Groups
The ACLU represented the NRA, arguing that a government regulator’s attempts to abuse her power to coerce…
Guest Commentary: Statement of Twenty-Nine Members of the USC Gould School of Law Faculty on Free Speech
Twenty-nine USC Gould School of Law faculty signed onto an open letter to President Carol Folt and…
LETTER: ACLU Urges Opposition to the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
Dear Representative: The American Civil Liberties Union strongly urges you to oppose H.R. 6090, the Anti- Semitism…
Guest Commentary: The Silencing of Asna
By Malik Washington, Destination Freedom Media Group IF ASNA TABASSUM WAS A WHITE WOMAN, JEWISH, AND HAD…
Guest Commentary: Open Letter to College and University Presidents on Student Protests
Academic freedom and free speech are essential. Universities must protect them. Dear College and University Presidents: We…
Guest Commentary: Why Is the ACLU Representing the NRA before the US Supreme Court?
The ACLU has always stood up for free speech – no matter the speaker. By Anthony D….
Guest Commentary: The Importance of Defending the Free Speech Rights of Pro-Palestinian Students in Florida
Explore the critical case that could shape the future of public students’ right to free speech and…
Guest Commentary: Iowa Students Are Fighting Censorship and Anti-LGBTQ Laws
By Mary Beth Tinker As a teenager, civil rights trailblazer Mary Beth Tinker knew she was gay….
ACLU to Defend NRA before Supreme Court, to Uphold Advocacy Groups’ Right to Free Speech
The case will determine whether the First Amendment allows government regulators to threaten retaliation against businesses that…
Controversial City Councilmember’s Temporary Restraining Order Chills Political Speech on Social Media
By Susan Bassi and Fred Johnson Just before the new year, San Jose City Councilmember Peter…