Political boycotts are protected expression under the First Amendment, but a recent rash of laws bar government contractors from participating in boycotts of goods and services originating from Israel.
FIRE asks the Supreme Court to clarify that limitations to public employee speech put in place after Garcetti v. Ceballos do not apply to university faculty.
FIRE filed an amicus brief urging the court not to grant qualified immunity to university officials who violated Dr. Ehab Shehata's constitutional rights.
The Court should recognize the chilling effect of Bias Response Teams, and recognize Speech First has standing to seek a preliminary injunction to stop these unconstitutional speech codes.
The Supreme Court ruled that Mahanoy Area High School violated former high school cheerleader Brandi Levy’s First Amendment rights by suspending her over a Snapchat post.