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Clallam County, Washington: Proposal to limit speech of commissioners speaking in their personal capacities

�鶹��ýIOS wrote the full commission explaining the amendment would violate the First Amendment by restricting speech on public issues and calling on the commission to reject the change.

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Horwitz v. U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Daniel Horwitz is a Tennessee civil-rights attorney who has filed suits against private prison companies. But the last time he spoke about one of his cases pending in the Middle District of Tennessee, he was threatened with sanctions.

Amicus Brief

Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council v. Mahomes

With help from �鶹��ýIOS, students sued Texas A&M after the Board of Regents abruptly banned all drag shows on all 11 of its campuses.

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TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-656 (U.S. Supreme Court)

�鶹��ýIOS filed an amici curiae brief explaining how the Act presents an unprecedented threat to Americans’ First Amendment rights.

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Adams v. Gulley: Reddit moderator ordered to remove posts, stop criticizing scientist who questioned Lucy Letby murder evidence

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Clallam County, Washington: Proposal to limit speech of commissioners speaking in their personal capacities

Horwitz v. U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council v. Mahomes

TikTok, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-656 (U.S. Supreme Court)

Adams v. Gulley: Reddit moderator ordered to remove posts, stop criticizing scientist who questioned Lucy Letby murder evidence

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