We have a Constitutionally-protected right to political protest — even when our government disagrees with it. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Calling public interest lawyers who want to mentor the next generation of advocates! There is still time to apply to Harvard Law School 's Wasserstein Fellowship program. Deadline April 3rd. hls.harvard.edu/wasserstein-fe… DM me with questions.

Israeli business leaders have threatened to pull their money out of the country if the judicial overhaul goes through. Experts on anti-BDS laws in the US say such legislation could impact those firms. My latest Jewish Currents newsletter. jewishcurrents.org/the-other-move…

What's keeping a book or a movie from actually teaching us How to Blow Up a Pipeline? I called up daniel goldhaber, Andreas Malm and several very busy First Amendment experts (Brian Hauss, @lckendrick and @eugenevolokh) to find out: washingtonpost.com/books/2023/04/…

.@DavidColeACLU/Brian Hauss: "As Frese’s case demonstrates, criminal defamation laws are easily abused by those in power to punish, harass, intimidate, and ultimately silence their opponents." thenation.com/article/societ… #UnitedStates

In 12 states, including New Hampshire, Virginia, and Minnesota, the police can arrest you for criticizing them or their bosses. We’re asking #SCOTUS to put an end to “criminal libel” laws. thenation.com/article/societ…

Arkansas has a law requiring all contractors to affirm they reject BDS as a condition of doing business with the state. Now the state won't give a Jewish doctor the money he's due because of his religious objection Israeli policy. arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/…

The @aclu, ACLU of Idaho, Seth Kreimer (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School), and Strindberg & Scholnick have filed a lawsuit on behalf of two teachers’ unions and six professors challenging an Idaho law making it a crime to use public funds to “promote” or “counsel in favor of” abortion. /1 aclu.org/press-releases…

Calling public interest lawyers who want to mentor the next generation of advocates! Applications for Harvard Law School 's Wasserstein Fellowship program are open. Deadline April 1. hls.harvard.edu/wasserstein-fe…… DM me with questions.

In the new episode of @LawonFilm, I’m joined by @aclu's Brian Hauss to talk about Sydney Pollack’s 1981 movie “Absence of Malice” and how the movie grapples with First Amendment issues that speak to us today. buzzsprout.com/2073468/151365…

BREAKING: A court ruled that prominent civil rights activist DeRay McKesson is not legally responsible for injuries inflicted by someone else at a protest he had organized. This is a major win for our right to protest.

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In case you're a Know Your Enemy who missed it, we're being sued *again* by the Young America's Foundation for exercising our First Amendment right to parody and political speech. Here's the ACLU's case page about it: aclu.org/cases/young-am…

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Advance praise for Suppressing Dissent from Center for International Policy's Matt Duss , ACLU's, Brian Hauss, Human Rights Watch's Sarah Yager, US/Middle East Project's Daniel Levy, Middle East Democracy Center's Tess McEnery, christian davenport, and former diplomat Michele Dunne .

I want to talk for a minute about a very good, bipartisan bill that you should support: the SLAPP protection act. A SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) is a weak defamation suit that you file, not to win the case, but to impose litigation costs. /1

.Americans for Prosperity's Casey Mattox will moderate a lively debate between fmr. VA AG Ken Cuccinelli II and ACLU atty @BrianMHauss. Register here! fedsoc.org/events/2025-ed…

Joined by a coalition of free speech partners, FIRE has filed two friend of the court briefs in the Second Circuit to defend Mohsen Mahdawi and Rümeysa Öztürk from government retaliation for their speech.

🚨"Mario's detention is a true five-alarm fire for press freedom in this country, particularly for noncitizen journalists, but also for any journalist who covers law enforcement activity." Everyone who spoke up for Kimmel, needs to be just as loud now. nbcnews.com/news/latino/jo…

During our Education Law and Policy Conference, Ken Cuccinelli II and @BrianMHauss debated whether Americans should support the administration’s immigration enforcement actions at schools and universities. Watch the conversation here: loom.ly/5Jy7Fcs