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Our First Amendment right to express ourselves must be protected.

A SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) suit brought against Columbia professors who criticized the school’s response to student protests is a classic and unlawful way to weaponize our legal system to punish and silence protected speech. The ACLU is in court to protect our right.

We break down the absurd-but-true history of trying to censor sexual speech under the guise of "keeping kids safe."

In the final installment of our free speech comic series, we consider how K-12 students , as well as adults enrolled in higher education, can exercise their First Amendment rights in school.

A second Trump administration threatens to use executive authority to further limit First Amendment freedoms, surveil Americans and undermine democracy.

Nowhere is free speech more important than on university campuses. These comics explore why student activism must be protected from censorship and government interference.

In today’s world of constant surveillance, people protesting should have the right to wear a mask

Our newest comic series showcases the students and teachers on the frontlines of the fight against censorship in America.

We break down what the cert denial and Justice Sotomayor’s accompanying statement mean for protesters and protest organizers.