Attacks on First Amendment Not Welcomed in Alabama
Core political speech is worth defending, even when it is controversial, and the ACLU of Alabama remains steadfast in its 60-year commitment to defending free speech in our state.
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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.
