The Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that upheld Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, sending the case back for further review and prompting debate over the decision’s implications for LGBTQ+ rights and First Amendment law.
Two of three men charged in connection with anti-genocide protests at UC Irvine were acquitted, while the third was deadlocked, with the defense arguing that the protest was a peaceful exercise of their First Amendment rights.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is reviewing an Oklahoma law that plaintiffs say has created a chilling effect for educators, prohibiting instructors from including eight prohibited concepts related to sex and race, and potentially violating students’ First Amendment rights.
The federal government is seeking to revive deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student, after an immigration judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence, with Mahdawi’s attorneys arguing that the government is retaliating against him for his constitutionally protected speech in support of Palestinian human rights.
Eight people have been convicted on terrorism charges for their alleged ties to the antifa movement, raising concerns about the potential criminalization of protest activity and the limits of First Amendment protections.
Florida’s proposed House Bill 945, which would establish a state-run intelligence office with the authority to scrutinize individuals’ political views, has raised alarm among civil liberties advocates who warn it could lead to expanded domestic surveillance and erosion of First Amendment protections.
The Justice Department has dropped its appeals from four court rulings that challenged President Trump’s executive orders aimed at sanctioning four major law firms, which were in retaliation for their First Amendment-protected work on lawsuits that have been actively disfavored by the president.
The phrase “In God We Trust” was added to US currency in 1864, long after the founding of the nation, and was not part of the original vision of a secular government established by the Founding Fathers, but was instead added by religious activists in the 20th century to claim the republic for Christianity.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Alabama’s appeal in Singleton v. Taylor, leaving in place a lower court ruling that found the state’s anti-solicitation laws unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
Political speech that incites violence should be recognized as such and the architects of such violence held accountable, as the words are the first step in a chain of events that ends in harm.
The ACLU of Indiana filed two federal lawsuits against Ball State University on behalf of 11 undergraduate students, alleging the university violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments by enforcing a campus policy that restricts expressive activity within 50 feet of most campus buildings.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has raised concerns about the federal government’s compliance with the Privacy Protection Act of 1980 after a search warrant targeting Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson was unsealed, revealing that it ignored the law’s protections for journalists.
Two journalists were arrested while covering a protest, raising concerns about the use of federal civil rights statutes against the press and the potential chilling effect on press freedom and democratic accountability.
Mohsen Mahdawi’s deportation proceedings were terminated by an immigration judge due to the government’s failure to authenticate a memorandum, marking a significant development in the case stemming from his advocacy for Palestinian rights.
The Brennan Center for Justice is urging Congress to enact common-sense reforms to restore oversight, protect constitutional rights, and curb abuses within the Department of Homeland Security, as key accountability mechanisms have been eroded and First and Fourth Amendment protections have been violated.
A protest by middle and high school students in Winters over federal immigration enforcement escalated when an adult counter-protester arrived, prompting a response from the Winters police chief that has since drawn criticism over how responsibility was framed.
Photojournalist Nicholas Stern has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles, Sheriff Robert G. Luna, and unnamed deputies and supervisors for allegedly shooting him with a less-lethal projectile while documenting an anti-ICE protest in Compton and denying him medical assistance despite a severe injury.
Students from Winters High School and Winters Middle School protested federal immigration enforcement, but tensions escalated when anti-trans activist Beth Bourne inserted herself into the demonstration, leading to an altercation that is now under investigation by local police.
A landmark settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit challenging the unlawful targeting and questioning of five journalists about their reporting near the U.S.-Mexico border, upholding the First Amendment rights of the press.
The ACLU has filed an amended complaint in federal court alleging violence, intimidation and retaliation by federal immigration agents against Minnesota residents who document and protest enforcement activity, detailing what it calls escalating constitutional violations in the case Tincher v. Noem.