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…
Guest Commentary: Fighting Campus Censorship – ACLU Defends Pro-Palestinian Voices in Florida
ACLU experts discuss our lawsuit on behalf of the University of Florida chapter of Students for Justice…
Temecula School Board Sued for First Amendment and Brown Act Violations
Special to the Vanguard Los Angeles, CA – On Thursday, Temecula, Calif., residents Upneet Dhaliwal and Julie…
ACLU Urges the Supreme Court Not to Make It Harder to Bring Retaliatory Arrest Cases
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union and partners on Monday filed…
Commentary: Freedom of Speech Is Shifting, We Are Caught Right in the Middle of That Shift
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor As I have been noting in comments over the last few…
Sunday Commentary: Moms for Liberty Have Already Lost the War – At Least in Davis
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The big news this week was the announcement…
Right Wing Group Files Suit on Behalf of Moms for Liberty against the Yolo County Library
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – The right-wing group, Alliance Defending Freedom, has filed…
Guest Commentary: The Internet Is the New Roman Forum – Why UC Davis Chancellor Gary May Should Stop Deleting Unflattering Comments
by Zachary Psick I write some of the angry comments you see online. To me, the internet…
