Free Speech Arguments – Can States Ban the Teaching of Some Controversial Concepts? (Local 8027, AFT-New Hampshire, AFL-CIO v. Edelblut)

April 8, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Local 8027, AFT-New Hampshire, AFL-CIO v. Edelblut, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on April 8, 2025.

Free Speech Victory: Professor Bruce Gilley Secures Settlement in University of Oregon Social Media Censorship Case

March 28, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Settlement requires the university to reform social media policies after blocking professor for saying “all men are created equal”

Free Speech Arguments – Can Public Schools Compel Preferred Pronoun Usage? (Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, et al.)

March 19, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, argued before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on March 19, ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can the SEC Permanently Silence Critics? (Powell, et al. v. SEC)

February 13, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

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, ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can Public School Teachers Challenge Mandatory Equity Training as a First Amendment Violation? (Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School District)

January 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

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.

Court Orders Brevard Schools to Stop Silencing Parents at Board Meetings—Again

January 21, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

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

Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education

December 10, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

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

Free Speech Arguments – Can School Boards Censor Parents for Harsh Criticism of School Officials? (Moms for Liberty v. Wilson County Board of Education)

October 29, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

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

Federal Judge Rules Sheridan County (WY) School Board Violated First Amendment

October 28, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

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

Moms for Liberty and Florida Parents Win First Amendment Victory against School Board Censorship

October 9, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

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

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