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Aug 04, 2026
Tribunal Federal de Apelaciones invalida unánimemente la ley de censura de Puerto Rico aprobada durante la pandemia de COVID-19
La ley coartaba la labor periodĂ­stica en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19 y amenazaba la libertad de prensa durante periodos de emergencias declaradas
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: RodrĂ­guez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Aug 04, 2026
Federal Appeals Court Unanimously Strikes Down Puerto Rico’s COVID-Era Censorship Law
The law chilled journalists’ reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and threatened press freedom during declared emergencies
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: RodrĂ­guez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia
Aug 04, 2026
Professors Challenge Texas A&M System Over Censorship Policy, Detail Violations of Academic Freedom
Faculty have been instructed to remove educational materials — like the film “Moonlight” and writings by Plato — from syllabi following policy banning race, gender, and sexual orientation related topics
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: AAUP v. Albritton
Jul 29, 2026
Free Speech Organizations File Comment Demanding the FCC Stop Censorship Campaign Against ABC, Jimmy Kimmel
Thousands of people have filed comments on the case docket in support of ABC and the First Amendment
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Jul 23, 2026
In Big Win, Appeals Court Affirms Release of Georgetown Peace Scholar Detained by ICE for His Speech
The decision creates a circuit split on whether federal courts can review claims of unconstitutional immigration detention
Issue Areas: Free Speech
Court case: Suri v. Trump
Jul 21, 2026
Appeals Court Says Federal Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Release Mohsen Mahdawi from Immigration Detention
The government still has no legal authority to re-detain Mr. Mahdawi as the appeals process continues
Issue Areas: Immigrants' Rights Free Speech
Court case: Mahdawi v. Trump
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