Issue
Free Speech
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.
Our Cases Fighting For Free Speech
Our Fight in the News
(Fox News)—Attorneys for John Parks, a track and field coach in Oregon, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the school district where he previously worked. The Lake Oswego School District, which oversees Lake Oswego High School, and the Lake Oswego School Board fired him last month after he sent a...
(Tampa Free Press)—The Liberty Justice Center has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Lake Oswego School District on behalf of John Parks, a high school track and field coach, who was dismissed for proposing an open division for transgender athletes to ensure fairness for all student-athletes. John Parks, who...
(OutKick)—John Parks has trained runners at the high school, collegiate, and Olympic levels for more than forty years, but was recently fired as the track and field coach at Lake Oswego High School in Oregon for fighting for fairness in women’s sports. Now, a law firm is fighting on his...
(The Daily Wire)—A graduate of St. Cloud State University is suing her alma mater after learning that she was charged a mandatory fee for an activist group that pushes liberal political speech. Tayah Lackie filed a federal lawsuit with the help of the Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest...
(The College Fix)—St. Cloud State University and Students United are facing a lawsuit over a mandatory fee, which the plaintiff argues violates her First Amendment rights. The federal lawsuit, brought by the Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center on behalf of Tayah Lackie, argues that this mandatory...
(The Center Square)—Tennessee’s Advisory Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure decided to start a committee looking into rules to make court briefs available online moving forward. Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Dwight Tarwater will chair the committee, which will include commission Chairman Gino Bulso, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Judge...