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.”

City Paying Ex-Police Officer to Settle Free Speech Lawsuit Over Social Media Posts

The officer filed the lawsuit after he was suspended four days for what that the city said constituted threats to Black Lives Matters activists and others.

Judge Rules PA Law Shielding Teacher Misconduct Complaints Unconstitutional

The law’s confidentiality provision makes it a misdemeanor to disclose the existence of a state complaint or any information about it unless and until discipline is imposed.

Divided Federal Appeals Court Won’t Revive Texas Journalist’s Lawsuit Over 2017 Arrest

The online citizen journalist said she was wrongfully arrested for seeking and obtaining nonpublic information from police in a case that drew attention from national media.

Family of Marine Killed In Afghanistan Fails To Win Lawsuit Against Alec Baldwin

The lawsuit alleged Baldwin exposed the family to a flood of social media hatred in 2022 by claiming on Instagram the Marine was an “insurrectionist."

Owner of Medical Marijuana Dispensary Claims Mississippi Censors Business Owners

Clarence Cocroft claims Mississippi's Department of Health regulations banning medical marijuana businesses from advertising violates business owners' First Amendment rights.