Free Speech Lawsuit Challenges New Hampshire School Board’s Censorship during Trans Athlete Debate

May 15, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Beth Scaer was silenced and threatened with police intervention after referring to a biologically male athlete who plays on the girls’ soccer team as ...

Scaer v. Mastin, et al.

May 15, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The suit aims to ensure that Scaer—and others—can speak freely at future board meetings without fear of censorship, retaliation, or removal simply for expressing ...

School District to Pay Over $150,000 after Censoring Parent

April 21, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

A federal judge has ordered that the Sheridan County (WY) School District must pay attorneys’ fees following a lawsuit with Harry Pollak, a parent ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can States Ban the Teaching of Some Controversial Concepts? (Local 8027, AFT-New Hampshire, AFL-CIO v. Edelblut)

April 8, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Local 8027, AFT-New Hampshire, AFL-CIO v. Edelblut, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on April 8, 2025.

Free Speech Victory: Professor Bruce Gilley Secures Settlement in University of Oregon Social Media Censorship Case

March 28, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Settlement requires the university to reform social media policies after blocking professor for saying “all men are created equal”

Free Speech Arguments – Can Public Schools Compel Preferred Pronoun Usage? (Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, et al.)

March 19, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, argued before the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on March 19, ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can the SEC Permanently Silence Critics? (Powell, et al. v. SEC)

February 13, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Powell, et al. v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on February 13, ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can Public School Teachers Challenge Mandatory Equity Training as a First Amendment Violation? (Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School District)

January 23, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Henderson v. Springfield R-12 School District, argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on January 15, 2025.

Court Orders Brevard Schools to Stop Silencing Parents at Board Meetings—Again

January 21, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Federal judge grants temporary restraining order in Moms for Liberty case after school board ignores Eleventh Circuit and persists in enforcing unconstitutional rules

Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education

December 10, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The Institute’s brief calls on the Sixth Circuit to rehear a case involving rules requiring the use of “preferred” pronouns

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