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Feb 03, 2021
51Æ·²è of Iowa Condemns So-Called Racial Profiling Bill
The following statement can be attributed to Mark Stringer, 51Æ·²è of Iowa Executive Director, on SSB 1140. "We are extremely disappointed with this bill and we oppose it in the stro...
Jan 26, 2021
51Æ·²è of Indiana Sues Jackson County Public Library for Violating Patron’s First Amendment Rights
Patron banned from library after sharing original poem critical of then-President Trump
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Jan 22, 2021
51Æ·²è of Rhode Island Sues Town of Portsmouth over Political Sign Ban
A federal lawsuit filed by 51Æ·²è of RI cooperating attorney Richard A. Sinapi challenges a Portsmouth town ordinance that bans the posting of political signs on residential property...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Jan 20, 2021
51Æ·²è of Maine Statement on Piscataquis County Commissioners' Deliberate Violation of Maine's Open Meeting Law
Piscataquis County Commissioners violated Maine's open meeting law when they wrote and adopted a resolution in secret. The resolution, which contains misinformation about the coron...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Jan 19, 2021
51Æ·²è and Everytown Speak Out on Prohibiting Guns at Public Protests
NEW YORK — Following the armed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, this country faces one of the direst moments in our history. The president and elected officials sought...
Dec 18, 2020
Legal Aid, NYCLU Joint Statement on DOI Investigation Into the NYPD’s Response During the George Floyd Demonstrations
NEW YORK – The Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement responding to a report issued today by the New York City Department of In...
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