NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order To Cut Federal Funding to Public Media

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment.

A Free Speech Case Over a Pastry Shop Painting Goes to Trial

A federal judge in New Hampshire will consider whether a town is infringing on the free speech rights of the bakery owner who’s displaying the mural over his business.

Louisiana Environmental Activist Loses Freedom of Speech Lawsuit

A unanimous jury ruled the officials who threatened to arrest and imprison her as she attempted to speak during a public meeting did not violate her right to freedom of speech.

Former Wisconsin Chancellor Fired Over Porn Films Sues in Hopes of Teaching Again

He argues in his lawsuit that the firing from his professor position violated his free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution.

Family of ‘Cop City’ Activist Who Was Killed by Troopers Files Lawsuit

The lawsuit says GBI Special Agent Ryan Long planned a “raid” that targeted protesters for expressing their political beliefs, violating their First Amendment rights.

In Missouri, Signs Were Required In Sex Offenders’ Yards on Halloween. Until Now

A court ruled that the provision violated the First Amendment by forcing “compelled speech,” depriving those on the registry “of their freedom to speak in their own words."

National Bail Fund Returns to Georgia After Judge Says Limits Were Arbitrary

The ACLU of Georgia argued the law “makes it illegal for people to exercise their First Amendment rights to help those who are detained solely because they are poor.”

Virginia NAACP Sues School Board for Reinstating Confederate Names

The NAACP alleges that the Confederate school names violate the students’ First Amendment rights, which include the right “not to express a view with which a person disagrees.”