SIXTY YEARS FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE

We're Going To Court On Senate Bill 129

Amid Silence and Censorship, Alabama Students and Professors Reflect on a Year Under SB129

Alabama students and educators are speaking out—reflecting on SB129’s impact after one academic year and confronting what another year could bring. Here are some of their stories.

We Ask You To Pack The Court!

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the ACLU of Alabama want you to defend free speech for Alabama students and professors by packing the SB129 hearing!

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In the courts

SB129 violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by imposing viewpoint-based restrictions on educators’ speech, the information students seek to learn, and universities’ allocation of state funding and on-campus spaces to student organizations.

Simon et al. v. Kay Ivey et al.

A group of Alabama students and educators in higher education filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 129 (SB129) – a censorship bill that impedes their ability to learn, teach, and engage in public university classes and programs related to diverse viewpoints and topics.

Simon et al. v. Kay Ivey et al.

All court cases