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.
Anti-ICE Protest at Minnesota Church Leads To Arrests but No Charges for Journalist Don Lemon
Prominent leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention have argued that compassion for migrant families cannot justify violating a sacred space during worship.
Judge Warns Trump Administration From Changing Plaintiffs Immigration Status in First Amendment Case
During a hearing earlier this month, the judge said that “there doesn’t seem to be an understanding of what the First Amendment is by this government.”
Washington Post Seeks Court Order for Government To Return Electronics Seized From Reporter’s Home
A magistrate judge in Alexandria, Virginia, temporarily barred the government from reviewing any material from the devices seized from the Post reporter’s home.
Trump Administration Drops Legal Appeal Over Anti-DEI Funding Threat to Schools and Colleges
It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules.
Legal Battles Over Immigration Enforcement Operation in Minnesota Intensify
The subpoenas came a day after the government urged a judge to reject efforts to stop the immigration enforcement surge that has roiled Minneapolis and St. Paul for weeks.