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Free Speech : Legal Documents

ACLU Letter Urging University of Colorado Board of Regents Not to Fire Professor Ward Churchill (07/19/2007)
The letter warns that firing Professor Churchill over the results of an investigation triggered by his unpopular views, which are clearly protected by the First Amendment, creates a dangerous precedent when it comes to repressing academic freedom and chilling public debate.

Green Party of Connecticut v. Garfield - Complaint (07/06/2007)

Scott v. Napa Valley Unified School District - Ruling on Submitted Motion for Preliminary Injunction (07/02/2007)

Rank v. Jenkins - Complaint (06/28/2007)

Puerto Rico Journalists' Association v. Mueller - District Court Opinion and Order (06/13/2007)

ACLU v Gonzales COPA Decision (03/22/2007)
ACLU v Gonzales COPA Decision

Weise v. Jenkins - Complaint (03/15/2007)

NYCLU Letter to the Katonah-Lewisboro School District (03/13/2007)
NYCLU Letter to the Katonah-Lewisboro School District regarding censorship of The Vagina Monologues.

Rees v. Carlisle - Opinion of the Court (03/12/2007)

Morse v. Frederick - Respondent's Brief (02/20/2007)
Whether school officials violated the First Amendment when they suspended a high school student for holding up a sign that the principal interpreted as a pro-drug message when the sign caused no disruption, was displayed at a public event on the public streets, and the student had not yet arrived at school for the day.

Lowry v. Watson Chapel School District Amended Complaint (02/06/2007)
Lowry v. Watson Chapel School District Amended Complaint

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