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No On E San Franciscans v. Chiu

FIREfiled an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn an ordinance that compels disclosure of donors even when they don't want to be associated with an advertisement.

Amicus Brief

X Corp. v. Bonta

X Corp. sued California arguing a law unconstitutionally compelled it to speak on controversial subjects, violating its state and federal free-speech rights.

FIRE Victory Amicus Brief

Bates v. Pakseresht

Under a new rule in Oregon, prospective foster parents must pledge to be the government’s mouthpiece on gender identity to receive a license to foster. If applicants refuse, whether based on a disagreement with Oregon on gender identity or for any other reason, they cannot become foster parents. That violates the First Amendment.

Amicus Brief

Book People, Inc., et al. v. Wong, et al.

This year Texas passed the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources Act (READER). READER compels booksellers that sell books to school libraries to rate every book they sell as “sexually explicit,” “sexually relevant,” or “none.” It further bans all sales of “sexually explicit” materials to public schools.

Amicus Brief

Free Speech Coalition v. Colmenero

FIREfiled an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit asking it to affirm the injunction and protect the First Amendment rights of Texans while online.

Amicus Brief

Volokh v. James: Big Brother in the Big Apple: New York Law Turns Bloggers into Speech Police

New York enacted a law with the goal of regulating disfavored — but constitutionally protected — online speech, threatening vast swaths of protected speech on the internet.

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