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Public accommodations laws “help ensure a free and open economy.” Traditionally, public accommodations laws have been applied to, well, public accommodations, such as hotels, or “what the old common law promised to any member of the public wanting a meal at the inn, that accepting the usual terms of service, they will not be turned […]
Which one of these signs merits full First Amendment protection: a billboard providing the address of the nearest 24-hour urgent care provider or a billboard exhorting the reader to “Vote No on 15”? If you answered “both” then you’ve identified an anomaly in First Amendment jurisprudence, which would categorize the first example as “commercial speech” […]
America’s founding documents recognize that we all have inalienable rights and that government’s job is to protect those rights. But our history is full of times when important liberties have been infringed and our elected representatives had to enact new laws to set things right. This Constitution Day offers an opportunity to reflect on that. The Civil Rights […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s executive order requiring private businesses with over 100 employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccines or weekly testing: “Vaccines are a crucial component of ending this pandemic. But government-imposed mandates will only further divide the country and the trust […]
College campuses and free speech are closely linked. Universities are where the next generation finds its voice and (hopefully) learns crucial lessons civil liberties —both how to exercise and defend them. With the 2021-2022 school year beginning, many students will be returning to physical classrooms for the first time in as many as 18 months. […]
Mention of “qualified immunity” leaves many people thinking of law enforcement and police reform. That’s right. It’s also about much more than policing. It applies to all public employees – including those on public college campuses. That means it has a significant but little-discussed effect on campus free speech. AFP Senior Vice President for Legal […]
It has never been easier for the average person to have an audience. The internet gives us the power not just to reach those within shouting distance of our soapbox, but all over the world. And it means we can reach them instantly. No more waiting for editors and publishers to produce your work in […]
Nearly 300 unlikely allies—including the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP, the Human Rights Campaign, Becket Fund, PETA, and Institute for Justice—came together to defend free speech in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta. This month the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case, striking down California’s blanket demand to obtain lists of people who support nonprofit organizations. […]
Arlington, Va. – Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) today heralded the success of its amicus program at the Supreme Court. Of the 12 merits amicus that AFPF filed this year, the Supreme Court ruled for the side AFPF supported in 11 of them, an 11-1 record. This includes 4 unanimous decisions. AFPF itself won a […]
