April 21, 2022
I Believe My University Has Infringed on My Right to Free Speech. How Can I Fight Back?
I am a Ph.D. student at a state university. For the past several months I have been a part of…
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January 20, 2021
Are Protesters Vulnerable to Arrest Under COVID-19 Ordinance Banning Public Gatherings?
My county passed a COVID-19 public ordinance stating that citizens are prohibited from participating in public gatherings and can be…
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November 30, 2018
First Amendment Rights Violated by Restricting Access on Public Sidewalk
We were peacefully walking by a Scientology event which was held at a hotel in Florida. There were scores of…
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June 22, 2018
Charged as “disorderly person” for asserting my right to free speech by yelling at protesters
I was recently charged as a “disorderly person” after yelling out of my car window, “get off my lawn you…
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October 18, 2013
Each year police place greater limitations on my annual protest
In October of 2012 I conducted a month long protest at the Capitol in Sacramento. I was arrested immediately because…
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June 14, 2009
Can private shopping malls restrict my right to protest?
Our Peace Action group in Hawaii wants to demonstrate against military recruiters located in a private shopping mall. We’d like…
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June 14, 2009
Do ‘disturbing the peace’ laws trump the First Amendment?
Two of about a dozen protesters were arrested for 415 section 2, ‘disturbing the peace’, while peacefully protesting.The incident occurred…