Free Speech
Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Florida v. Raymond Rodrigues
The University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine filed a lawsuit on November 16, 2023, challenging the Chancellor of the State University System of Florida鈥檚 order to state universities to deactivate the student group. This order threatens the students鈥� constitutionally-protected right to free speech and association in violation of the First Amendment. The ACLU and its partners are seeking a preliminary injunction that would bar the Chancellor and the University of Florida from deactivating the UF SJP.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2023
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Molina v. Book
Whether police officers violated clearly established First Amendment rights when they tear-gassed plaintiffs for serving as legal observers in a public protest.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2023
Free Speech
O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed
The ACLU, the ACLU of Northern California, and the ACLU of Southern California filed amicus briefs in support of everyday people fighting for government transparency and accountability in two cases set for review by the U.S. Supreme Court this Term: O鈥機onnor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2021
Free Speech
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
On September 25, 2017, the ACLU-PA filed suit on behalf of B.L., a high school sophomore who has been cheerleading since she was in fifth grade and was expelled from the team as punishment for out-of-school speech.
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Oct 2021
Free Speech
Picard v. Magliano
On December 4, 2017, Michael Picard stood on the public sidewalk in front of the Bronx County Hall of Justice with a sign reading 鈥淛ury info鈥� and distributed flyers advocating for jury nullification. Shortly after he began his advocacy, an officer arrested Mr. Picard for violating New York鈥檚 courthouse protest law, N.Y. Penal Law 215.50(7). The law makes it a crime to shout, call aloud, or hold or display signs or placards concerning a trial on a public street or sidewalk within 200 feet of a courthouse.
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Oct 2021
Free Speech
Picard v. Magliano
On December 4, 2017, Michael Picard stood on the public sidewalk in front of the Bronx County Hall of Justice with a sign reading 鈥淛ury info鈥� and distributed flyers advocating for jury nullification. Shortly after he began his advocacy, an officer arrested Mr. Picard for violating New York鈥檚 courthouse protest law, N.Y. Penal Law 215.50(7). The law makes it a crime to shout, call aloud, or hold or display signs or placards concerning a trial on a public street or sidewalk within 200 feet of a courthouse.
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2021
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Center for Investigative Reporting v. SEPTA
In this case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the Philadelphia metropolitan transit system鈥檚 ban on 鈥減olitical鈥� and public issue advertisements violated the First Amendment because the policy could not be applied in a logical, consistent manner.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oct 2021
Free Speech
Racial Justice
Center for Investigative Reporting v. SEPTA
In this case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that the Philadelphia metropolitan transit system鈥檚 ban on 鈥減olitical鈥� and public issue advertisements violated the First Amendment because the policy could not be applied in a logical, consistent manner.
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Aug 2021
Free Speech
PETA, Inc. v. Shore Transit
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Aug 2021
Free Speech
PETA, Inc. v. Shore Transit
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Free Speech
Doe v. Mckesson (Ford v. Mckesson)
Can a protester be held legally responsible for injuries inflicted by a third party's violent act at the protest, when it is undisputed that the protester didn't engage in or intend violence of any kind, on the theory that he negligently organized and led the protest?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2021
Free Speech
Doe v. Mckesson (Ford v. Mckesson)
Can a protester be held legally responsible for injuries inflicted by a third party's violent act at the protest, when it is undisputed that the protester didn't engage in or intend violence of any kind, on the theory that he negligently organized and led the protest?
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May 2021
Free Speech
National Security
Sadat v. Trump - Challenge to Trump's International Criminal Court鈥檚 Sanctions Regime
On January 15, 2021, the ACLU and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of three law faculty and an ACLU human rights attorney challenging former President Trump鈥檚 executive order authorizing sanctions against people who assist the International Criminal Court in investigating or prosecuting war crimes and other gross human rights violations.
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May 2021
Free Speech
National Security
Sadat v. Trump - Challenge to Trump's International Criminal Court鈥檚 Sanctions Regime
On January 15, 2021, the ACLU and Covington & Burling LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of three law faculty and an ACLU human rights attorney challenging former President Trump鈥檚 executive order authorizing sanctions against people who assist the International Criminal Court in investigating or prosecuting war crimes and other gross human rights violations.