Content-Based Discrimination

Powell, et al. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on February 13, ...

Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School District, argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on January 15, 2025.

Federal judge grants temporary restraining order in Moms for Liberty case after school board ignores Eleventh Circuit and persists in enforcing unconstitutional rules

The Institute’s brief calls on the Sixth Circuit to rehear a case involving rules requiring the use of “preferred” pronouns

Moms for Liberty – Wilson County, TN, et al. v. Wilson County Board of Education, et al., argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Parent Harry Pollak, represented by the Institute for Free Speech, prevailed in his lawsuit to protect his First Amendment right to criticize public officials ...

Eleventh Circuit strikes down unconstitutional restrictions on parent comments in response to lawsuit brought by the Institute for Free Speech

Lawsuit filed after school officials threatened ejection and arrest at girls’ high school soccer game, then imposed trespass orders against parents

Lawsuit filed after school officials threatened ejection and arrest at girls’ high school soccer game, then imposed trespass orders against parents

This First Amendment Day, Seattle University Law Review published an important article from Institute for Free Speech Research Director Helen Knowles-Gardner.