by Press | Jun 17, 2024 | Press Releases
OKLAHOMA —A federal court granted a partial preliminary injunction that will blunt the impact of Oklahoma’s classroom censorship law, HB 1775, which sought to severely restrict teachers and students in K-12 public schools and public universities from...
by Press | Feb 12, 2024 | Press Releases
WASHINGTON— On Monday, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in United States v. Mackey, a caseconcerning the conviction of Douglass Mackey for his 2016 efforts to carry out a voter...
by Press | Dec 4, 2023 | Press Releases
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – On Monday, attorneys from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma appeared in court to request an injunction to stop the further...
by Press | Jun 23, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled students have robust First Amendment rights when not at school, but that public schools can intervene in limited circumstances, such as to prevent bullying or harassment. In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled...
by Press | Mar 31, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – School districts must be able to address legitimately harmful speech such as bullying, harassment, and threats of violence- whether or not it occurs on school grounds – but must be very specific and distinct with their actions to not...
