In July 2016, protests unfolded in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after local police shot and killed Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old Black man. When an officer was injured during the protests, he sued the organizer.
FIRE filed an amicus brief in the case of United States v. Hansen in support of a challenge to an overbroad federal law that puts the right to advocate for civil disobedience squarely in the government’s crosshairs.
On this Independence Day, FIRE pledges to continue its work to ensure that the promise of free speech for all continues to be a reality — regardless of our political disagreements.
On this Independence Day, FIRE pledges to continue its work to ensure that the promise of free speech for all continues to be a reality — regardless of our political disagreements.
