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Recent Cases
Jan 2026
Davi v. Spitzberg
Nearly ten years after it began, Davi v. Spitzberg is back before the Second Circuit. The case asks whether the government can punish a civil servant for expressing common political views in a private setting, even when there is no evidence of bias, disruption, or harm at the workplace.
Mar 2025
Fighting For Parents’ Right to Child’s Medical Records
CIR is challenging a Minnesota hospital's policy that denied parents access to their minor child's medical records, asserting that such actions violate both federal law and constitutional parental rights.
Mar 2025
Retired Guardsman Banned from Facebook Page for Critical Comments
The North Carolina National Guard banned retired guardsman Timothy Stanhope from its official Facebook page and deleted his comments—solely because he criticized incidents of mismanagement.
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