ACLU Files Petition Urging Supreme Court to Review FISC Rulings on First Amendment Grounds
By Ankita Joshi WASHINGTON D.C. – The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) established by Congress in 1978…
Inconsistent California Court Livestreaming – A Public Access Crisis
By Layla Mustafa CALIFORNIA – The global coronavirus pandemic has been a source of hardship and uncertainty…
ACLU Demands Sacramento, Other Communities Rescind Curfews
Earlier this week, the Southern California ACLU filed a lawsuit to stop the city of Los Angeles…
Curfews Are Unconstitutional, Charges ACLU of Southern California
By Linh Nguyen LOS ANGELES COUNTY– The ACLU of Southern California is asking for the curfew order…
Court Hits Back against Politically Motivated Firings of Public Defenders
by Rory Fleming There has been a spate, in recent years, of public defenders speaking out against…
Just Like with Trump, Federal Judge Orders Sacramento Sheriff to Unblock Critics from His Social Media
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – Once again, Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones has something in…
ACLU Sues Overall Removal of Polling Place in First Amendment Dispute over Black Lives Matter Banner
Registrar Violated Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno’s First Amendment Rights (From Press Release) — The ACLU Foundation of…
Supreme Court Denies Effort to Block Access to Police Records
In a one-sentence ruling the California Supreme Court denied the efforts by police unions to gut or…
The Right To Record the Police
By Carol Rose The First Amendment right to record the police is a critical check and balance…
A Louisiana Mayor’s Ban of Nike Products Violates the First Amendment
By Alanah Odoms Hebert and Brian Haus The mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, doesn’t seem to like Colin…
Fake News (FKNW) Is an Attack on the Press
by Bruce D. Moore “I was nowhere near Caesar when he went down fast and hard on…
Attacks on Press Pose Danger to Journalists, Democracy
By June Speakman On Aug. 5, Brian Stelter, anchor of CNN’s Reliable Sources, shared with viewers an…
The Supreme Court Applies the First Amendment to Some, but Not to Others
By Amanda Shanor The Constitution protects the fundamental freedoms of speech and association. It protects all speakers equally. Until…
ACLU of Northern California Calls on State to Allow Full Press Access to Executions
First Amendment Guarantees Right to View Entire Procedure (From Press Release) – The American Civil Liberties Union…
Can Schools Discipline Students for Protesting?
By Vera Eidelman Students around the country are turning last week’s heartbreaking school shooting in Parkland, Florida,…
Equality, Justice and the First Amendment
By Anthony Romero For all people of good will — regardless of party affiliation, race, creed or…
Judge’s Ruling Against Right to Record Police Overturned
By Molly Tack-Hooper If you are one of the 77 percent of Americans who own a smartphone,…
Commentary: A Scary Mindset Developing Toward Protesters
Back in February, I covered the protest of the death of Michael Barrera in Woodland. The protest…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Free Speech Dilemma
For some time I have been troubled by the push to shut down speech that people have…
Local Group Expresses Condemnation, Concern Over Hateful Rhetoric by Milo
Letter from Davis Phoenix Coalition Being committed to building inclusive communities to prevent hate motivated violence is…
