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“The judge’s ruling is a decisive victory that the court saw through Butler’s attempt at silencing tenant advocacy through the guise of defamation.”

Theater and arts groups asked the court to uphold a court ruling that blocked the government from restricting NEA funding based on perceived ideology

Final Ruling Follows Series of Court Orders Blocking Unlawful Administration Attempt to Weaponize Violence Prevention Funding

New brief echoes the brief filed the ACLU and other First Amendment organizations earlier in the summer, which focused on how the ideological termination of funding violates the First Amendment’s protection of academic freedom.

"This is a victory for the survivors of domestic and sexual violence, LGBTQI+ youth, and unhoused individuals and families our organizations serve."

Court Blocks Latest Unlawful Homelessness Funding Announcement

“Citizens should be free to comment on their interactions with government, including what happens in a lawsuit. If not, the government can make the proceedings secret and protected from public scrutiny."

"This is an important reaffirmation of First Amendment rights in a space that serves as a quintessential forum for free speech activity.”

More than a dozen organizations have joined in “friend of the court” briefs in support of the ACLU and ACLU of Rhode Island’s legal challenge to a certification requirement that the National Endowment for the Arts imposed last year on grant applicants.