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Portland Father Sues School District Over Race-Based School Funding

Portland Father Sues School District Over Race-Based School Funding  

Richard Raseley is challenging Portland Public Schools’ unconstitutional use of race to allocate staff and resources and fighting to restore parents’ ability to support their own children’s schools.

Advocate for Military Families Banned from Naval Base’s Facebook Page

Advocate for Military Families Banned from Naval Base’s Facebook Page

Sergio Rodriguez’s First Amendment right was violated when the Naval Submarine Base King's Bay officers banned him from the base's public page for expressing his views.

Councilman Prevails in Challenge to Unconstitutional Video Recording Ban

Councilman Prevails in Challenge to Unconstitutional Video Recording Ban

Councilman Matthew Tortorice is once again free to record and publish public city council meetings.

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Jul 2025

Mississippi’s Social Media Censorship Law Threatens Free Speech and User Privacy Online

Laws that burden anonymous speech undermine the First Amendment. CIR’s amicus brief in NetChoice urges the Court to protect privacy and prevent unconstitutional censorship.

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.