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.
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.
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.
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.
The First-In-The-Nation TikTok Ban That Wasn’t
The 2023 Montana Legislature’s TikTok ban grew out of concerns about Chinese access to Americans’ data. It was the first statewide attempt to ban TikTok in the United States.