Records Reviewed by AP Detail Online Monitoring, Arrests in New Orleans Immigration Crackdown

Local leaders also expressed concern that the online surveillance could chill free speech as authorities threaten to charge anyone interfering with immigration enforcement.

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.

Teacher Takes A Knee During Championship College Football Game

“Not everybody is given the opportunity to have a voice, and I can take a small moment, a respectful moment of protest, and exercise my First Amendment rights, and stand up for my students and for vulnerable adults and for people who are not treated in the way that they should be.”