Press Releases
about Free Speech
Feb 18, 2026
Medical researchers win permanent restoration of research on federal website
Research about endometriosis, suicide risk had been removed from a government website due to an executive order prohibiting “gender ideology”
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Schiff v. Office of Personnel Management
Feb 17, 2026
Mohsen Mahdawi’s Removal Proceedings Terminated by Immigration Judge
The Columbia University graduate student was detained and put into deportation proceedings last year over his speech in support of Palestinian rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
Feb 13, 2026
New Filings Detail Harrowing Accounts of ICE and Border Patrol Violence and Intimidation Against Minnesotans
As part of an amended complaint in Tincher v. Noem, ACLU and ACLU of Minnesota added three journalists to the suit and submitted over 100 declarations from community members who have experienced or witnessed unlawful activity by ICE
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Tincher v. Noem et al.
Feb 11, 2026
Landmark Settlement Announced in Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Questioning of Journalists at the Border
The settlement comes after five journalists were unlawfully targeted for and questioned about their reporting near the U.S-Mexico border
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Guan v. Wolf
Feb 10, 2026
Department of Homeland Security Withdraws Subpoena Targeting Man Who Criticized Them
After Jon Doe filed a motion to quash in federal court last week, DHS withdrew a subpoena seeking to unmask his personal information in retaliation for his email asking a department official to treat a man seeking asylum from Afghanistan with dignity
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Doe v. DHS
Feb 09, 2026
Immigration Judge Terminates Removal Proceedings Against Child Development Scholar Rümeysa Öztürk
Judge determines DHS lacks legal grounds to deport Ms. Öztürk, who was arrested and detained by ICE for co-authoring an op-ed
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Court case: Öztürk v. Trump
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CaliforniaJan 2026
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Doe V. Dhs. Explore Case.Doe v. DHS
On February 2, 2026, the ACLU, ACLU of Northern California, and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed a motion in federal court to quash a Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) administrative subpoena seeking Google subscriber records about our client, solely because he engaged in constitutionally protected speech criticizing DHS conduct. -
News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Free Speech
Cómo Una Ley De La época De Covid Que Prohíbe Las "noticias Falsas" En Puerto Rico Acecha A La Prensa. Explore News & Commentary.Cómo una ley de la época de COVID que prohíbe las "noticias falsas" en Puerto Rico acecha a la prensa
Dos periodistas desafían una ley que amenaza la libertad de prensa en un intento de prohibir la desinformación -
Washington, D.C.Jan 2026
Free Speech
The New York Times Co. V. Department Of Defense. Explore Case.The New York Times Co. v. Department of Defense
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News & CommentaryFeb 2026
Free Speech
How A Covid-era Law Banning ‘fake News’ In Puerto Rico Targets The Press. Explore News & Commentary.How a COVID-era Law Banning ‘Fake News’ in Puerto Rico Targets the Press
Two journalists are challenging a law that threatens press freedom in an attempt to ban misinformation.