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Document | July 27, 2021

EFF v. USPS - complaint
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Document | March 31, 2021

EFF Amicus Brief B.L. v. Mahanoy
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Press Release | March 31, 2021

Schools Can’t Punish Students for Off-Campus Speech, Including Social Media Posts, EFF Tells Supreme Court

Washington, D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged the Supreme Court to rule that when students post on social media or speak out online while off campus, they are protected from punishment by school officials under the First Amendment—an important free speech principle amid unprecedented, troubling ...
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Deeplinks Blog by Sophia Cope | July 31, 2020

In Historic Opinion, Third Circuit Protects Public School Students’ Off-Campus Social Media Speech
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued an historic opinion in B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District, upholding the free speech rights of public school students. The court adopted the position EFF urged in our amicus brief that the First Amendment prohibits disciplining public school...
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Deeplinks Blog by Sophia Cope, Saira Hussain | June 30, 2020

EFF to Court: Social Media Users Have Privacy and Free Speech Interests in Their Public Information
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Special thanks to legal intern Rachel Sommers, who was the lead author of this post.Visa applicants to the United States are required to disclose personal information including their work, travel, and family histories. And as of May 2019, they are required to register their social media accounts...
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