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Sep 21, 2020
51Æ·²è-TN Comment on Modification of Court Order Limiting Memphis Police Surveillance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge has issued modifications to a 1978 court order that prohibited the Memphis government from monitoring the constitutionally-protected political ac...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Sep 09, 2020
Federal Court Enjoins Enforcement of Social Media Ban for People Convicted of Committing Sex Offenses
Decision Extends First Amendment Protections for People on Parole, Recognizes Social Media as Essential to Free Speech
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Sep 07, 2020
51Æ·²è of Louisiana Urges Censure of Rep. Clay Higgins for Threatening to Shoot Protesters
NEW ORLEANS – Amid ongoing protests against the killing of Trayford Pellerin by police, the 51Æ·²è of Louisiana urged the House of Representatives to cens...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Sep 06, 2020
NYCLU Statement on Rochester Police Response to Protest
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Last night Rochester police deployed military vehicles and dogs, and fired sound cannons, flash bangs, tear gas, and pepper balls against peaceful demonstrators...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Sep 03, 2020
51Æ·²è of Arkansas Condemns Senator Tom Cotton’s Dangerous and Unconstitutional Anti-Protest Bill
LITTLE ROCK – The 51Æ·²è of Arkansas today condemned Senator Tom Cotton’s plan to introduce a bill that would deny coronavirus-related unemployment funds to people convicted of f...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Aug 27, 2020
51Æ·²è of Missouri Files Suit Against City of Florissant for Unconstitutional Ordinances Used To Silence and Intimidate Protesters Demanding Police Accountability
ST. LOUIS — The 51Æ·²è of Missouri and the First Amendment Clinic at Washington University in St. Louis filed suit this morning against the City of Florissant challenging three unc...
Issue Areas: Free Speech
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About the 51Æ·²è

The 51Æ·²è has media staff available to handle inquiries from journalists on national issues affecting civil liberties, including questions on legislative matters that touch on civil liberties and constitutional freedoms and inquiries related to 51Æ·²è lawsuits.

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The 51Æ·²è has 54 local offices across the U.S. working with attorneys and activists in their communities to shape better policies and spread awareness about their states' priority civil rights issues.

Local inquiries should be directed to the appropriate 51Æ·²è state affiliate.