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A Foundational Right

Every American has the constitutional right to support issues they believe in without fear of harassment or retaliation. But across the United States, politicians are working overtime to silence those who seek to hold them accountable or those who hold points of view different from their own. To scare Americans into staying silent, politicians are enacting laws aimed at publicizing their advocacy, called “disclosure laws.”

By naming and shaming individuals who support different viewpoints, these laws effectively prevent everyday Americans from speaking out to advance causes they believe in. We won’t let these crucial First Amendment rights be trampled on.

Help Protect Free Speech and Women's Sports!

When a public school coach was fired for the common sense proposal of an open division for transgender athletes to ensure fairness for all, we stepped up and filed a lawsuit on his behalf—free of charge.

We urgently need your support for this case as we fight to defend free speech and protect women’s sports.

Our Cases Fighting For Free Speech

Peyton v. Barnes

The Liberty Justice Center is suing to defend the First Amendment rights of a Kentucky whistleblower whose online speech was censored after he exposed unethical behavior by county government officials.

Filed March 12, 2025

California Policy Center v. Garcia-Brower

The Liberty Justice Center and California Justice Center are challenging a California law that violates employers’ First Amendment rights by prohibiting companies from discussing any “religious or political matters” at mandatory meetings.

Filed February 12, 2025

Kleinschmit v. University of Illinois Chicago

The Liberty Justice Center is suing the University of Illinois Chicago on behalf of a professor whose contract was terminated after he criticized the university’s racially discriminatory hiring programs.

Filed February 10, 2025

DeAngelis v. Pulaski County Board of Education

The Liberty Justice Center is suing to hold a Kentucky school district accountable for violating the First Amendment rights of educational advocate Corey DeAngelis.

Filed January 15, 2025

Campbell v. Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners

The Liberty Justice Center is suing to protect the First Amendment rights of a North Carolina man who has been forcibly silenced at public meetings of his local county board of commissioners.

Filed November 21, 2024

Cubin v. Gordon

The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit to defend the First Amendment rights of a Wyoming doctor who was forced to resign from the Wyoming Board of Medicine for exercising his right to free speech.

Filed August 29, 2024

Our Fight in the News

Bowling Green Daily News

Simpson Judge-Exec, Man Blocked on Facebook Reach Settlement in Suit

July 27, 2025

(Bowling Green Daily News)—A First Amendment lawsuit brought against Simpson County Judge-Executive Mason Barnes, who was accused of violating Joel Peyton’s free speech rights by blocking him on Facebook, has been settled, according to court filings. Attorneys for both men filed a notice July 18 in U.S. District Court that...

Fox News

Student Suspended for Saying ‘Illegal Aliens’ in Class Gets Cash, Apology from School

July 24, 2025

(Fox News)—A school district in North Carolina has been ordered to admit their mistake, issue an apology, fork over $20,000, and more after they were sued for suspending a 16-year-old student who used the term "illegal aliens."...

The Kentucky Lantern

Kentucky School District Enters Social Media Consent Decree after Blocking Critic

July 21, 2025

(The Kentucky Lantern)—‘School choice evangelist’ Corey DeAngelis had decried Pulaski Schools’ posts against Amendment 2. Following a federal lawsuit, a Kentucky public school district has agreed to not block users from its social media pages and refrain from “suppressing criticism” of the district’s policies or public positions....

The Lion

Free Speech Triumph for School Choice Advocate in Federal Case

July 15, 2025

(The Lion)—A school choice advocate has won a federal free speech case against a Kentucky school district that banned him from its official Facebook page after he criticized the district’s use of public resources to oppose a 2024 ballot measure. Corey DeAngelis filed the lawsuit after Pulaski County Schools deleted...

Fox Business

Interview: Mother Speaks out after Court Approves Son’s Free Speech Settlement

July 10, 2025

(Fox Business)—In this interview with Fox Business, Director of Educational Freedom Dean McGee and client Leah McGhee discuss LJC’s recent free speech victory for a North Carolina high schooler was suspended and harshly accused of racism for asking a question containing the phrase “illegal alien.” To learn more about the...

Blaze Media

Opinion: School Censorship Backfires in Costly Free Speech Beatdown

July 8, 2025

(Blaze Media)—Pulaski County, Kentucky, tried to silence dissent with a ‘block’ button. Instead, it triggered a costly reckoning under the First Amendment. Last year, I took a stand against the Pulaski County School District in Kentucky when the district tried to silence me for speaking out against its unlawful political...