Free Speech Cases

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.
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.
SLF Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Amicus Rules

SLF Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Amicus Rules

Southeastern Legal Foundation submits a public comment opposing proposed changes to federal filing rules that would make it harder to support parties in constitutional challenges through amicus briefs.
Mahmoud v. Taylor

Mahmoud v. Taylor

Southeastern Legal Foundation joined a coalition of organizations in calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the rights of parents to direct the upbringing of their children.
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
Olivier v. City of Brandon

Olivier v. City of Brandon

SLF files an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court supporting a speaker who is being barred from challenging a law under the First Amendment because he has already been convicted.
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.
First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin

Southeastern Legal Foundation joined a coalition of organizations in supporting First Choice Women’s Resource Centers' First Amendment challenge before the United States Supreme Court.
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.
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.