Introducing The SLAPP Back Initiative
First Amendment Watch is building the first national database of alleged SLAPPs — strategic lawsuits against public participation — potentially meritless or malicious legal actions that can financially cripple and ultimately silence critical voices.
After Abandoning Law Firm Executive Orders, Trump Administration Reverses Course and Pursues Fight
Judges who received challenges to the executive orders from targeted firms uniformly ruled against the government, prompting an appeal from the Justice Department.
Appeals Court Clears Way for Texas Drag Ban To Take Effect in March
Critics of the ban have previously raised concerns that Republican lawmakers were portraying all drag performances as inherently sexual or obscene.
Family of UN Human Rights Investigator Sues Trump Administration Over Sanctions for Israel Criticism
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, claims the Trump administration's sanctions violate the First Amendment.
Attorney William Brewer on New York’s Even Year Election Law and the First Amendment
Brewer discussed the First Amendment arguments in the challenge to the EYEL and explained why he disagrees with the state.
Judge Says He Will Order Greenpeace To Pay an Expected $345 Million in Oil Pipeline Protest Case
Greenpeace has said the lawsuit is meant to use the courts to silence activists and critics and chill First Amendment rights.