Free Speech

Speech First v. Whitten

Speech First v. Whitten

SLF and Young America's Foundation file a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting First Amendment challenge to bias reporting system
Horwitz v. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Horwitz v. United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Civil rights attorney, silenced by gag order, fights back with First Amendment lawsuit filed by Southeastern Legal Foundation and Institute for Justice.
Leadership Institute, et al. v. University of New Mexico

Leadership Institute, et al. v. University of New Mexico

SLF files federal lawsuit against the University of New Mexico over unconstitutional security fees related to Riley Gaines event
B.B. v. Capistrano Unified School District

B.B. v. Capistrano Unified School District

Southeastern Legal Foundation supports a first grade student who was retaliated against and silenced by her school for creating an innocent drawing.
Moms for Liberty and Young America’s Foundation, et al. v. U.S. Department of Education

Moms for Liberty and Young America’s Foundation, et al. v. U.S. Department of Education

Moms for Liberty and Young America's Foundation, represented by Southeastern Legal Foundation, sue the Department of Education over President Biden's Title IX overhaul.
Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education

Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education

Southeastern Legal Foundation represents a Kentucky parent in federal court who has been stonewalled and denied access to basic information about student surveys being administered in her school district.
Westfield State University

Westfield State University

Southeastern Legal Foundation sends a legal demand letter to Westfield State University after its student government association refused to recognize a conservative chapter on campus.
Do No Harm v. Pfizer

Do No Harm v. Pfizer

SLF files amicus brief urging the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to protect students' right to proceed in a lawsuit anonymously.
Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University

Southeastern Legal Foundation sends legal demand letter warning Valdosta State University that its free speech zone may violate state and federal law.
Greenberg v. Lehocky

Greenberg v. Lehocky

SLF files an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court supporting First Amendment challenge to Pennsylvania legal ethics rule.
Henderson v. Springfield Public Schools

Henderson v. Springfield Public Schools

In the fall of 2020, Springfield Public Schools held a mandatory “equity” and "anti-racism" training for all of its employees. Brooke Henderson and Jennifer Lumley, two educators in SPS, bravely stepped forward and filed the first-in-the-nation lawsuit against the mandatory district-wide training as violating their First Amendment rights.
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Scardina

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Scardina

Southeastern Legal Foundation joins groups in urging the Supreme Court of Colorado to stop the state from violating cake baker's First Amendment rights.