News & Commentary
Apr 20, 2011
Appeal Filed in ACLU v. Alvarez
Updated May 4, 2011: A handful of national journalism organizations have filed an amici curiae brief in support of the ACLU’s appeal. They are the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, American Society of News Editors, Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, Citizen Media Law Project, National Press Photographers Association, Radio Television Digital News Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. Download Amicus Brief
Apr 05, 2011
ACLU, PUBPAT And U.S. Solicitor General In Federal Appeals Court Today Challenging Patents On Human Genes Linked To Breast Cancer
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Mar 08, 2011
DHS Concludes They Have Authority to Monitor Political Activities of Advocacy Groups
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Mar 08, 2011
SunTimes Editorial: Courts make right calls on free speech
“Debate on public issues should be robust, uninhibited and wide-open,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote.
This is even true in schools, where free speech must be balanced against the goal of creating a safe environment for all kids. Officials at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville chose between those two goals, a choice we believe is a false one.
Maintaining free speech is, i
Mar 02, 2011
Court upholds student free speech rights
Neuqua Valley High School students would be allowed to wear “Be Happy, Not Gay” T-shirts under a ruling Tuesday by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The court had rejected Indian Prairie School District 204’s argument that school officials could prohibit students from wearing the shirts to prevent some students from having their feelings hurt.
In its opinion, the court said a “school that permits
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