2001

See also 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998

ACLU Wins Artistic Expression Lawsuit On Behalf of Waikiki Street Performers (ACLU) - posted 12/28/01

NY Supreme Court Rules Online Coverage Protected Speech (EFF) - posted 12/10/01
Read the Opinion from the New York Supreme Court

West Virginia High Court Won't Intervene in Pro-Anarchy Teen's Case (Free!) - posted 11/28/01

Expanded New York Abortion-Clinic Buffer Zones Struck Down (Free!) - posted 11/27/01

Annual Protest March Gets Go-Ahead (Free!) - posted 11/19/01

Dismissed Teacher Wins $1 Million Lawsuit (Free!) - posted 11/19/01

South Carolina High Court Scrutinizes State's Tattoo Ban (Free!) - posted 11/15/01

Kentucky Teacher's Free-Speech Lawsuit Reinstated (Free!) - posted 11/12/01

Yahoo! Not Subject to French Order Banning Sale of Nazi Artifacts (Free!) - posted 11/9/01

In Novel Case, U.S. Court Says “Non, Merci” to French Government’s Attempt to Censor Yahoo! Content (ACLU) - posted 11/8/01

DVD-Hacking Technology is "Pure Speech," Rules California Court (Free!) - posted 11/2/01
Read the Opinion from the Court of Appeals of the State of California, Sixth Appellate District

First Amendment Right to Publish Computer Code Upheld (EFF & First Amendment Project) - posted 11/01/01

Federal Court Upholds WTO No-Protest Zone (Free!) - posted 10/31/01

Texas Appeals Court Abolishes Ban on Anonymous Political Ads (Free!) - posted 10/24/01

"Shthpns" License Plate Panned by Federal Appeals Court (Free!) - posted 10/19/01

Federal Judge Strikes Down Va Internet Law; PFAW Foundation Hails First Amendment Victory (PFAW) - posted 10/15/01

Virginia Law Restricting Internet Material Ruled Unconstitutional (Free!) - posted 10/15/01

High Court Turns Away Professor's Free-Speech Claim (Free!) - posted 10/12/01

Full Appeals Court to Take Up "Nuremberg Files" Case (Free!) - posted 10/4/01
Read the March 2001 Opinion from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (PDF Format)

Abortion Foes Lose Free-Speech Claim as Racketeering Verdict Upheld (Free!) - posted 10/3/01
Read the Opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

High Court Refuses to Hear First Amendment Appeals (Free!) - posted 10/2/01

Truth May Set You Free, but "Vulgar" Quote Will Just Get You In Trouble (Free!) - posted 10/1/01

Group Critical of California Governor Must Identify Financial Backers (Free!) - posted 9/18/01

Man Can Use Community Room for Religious Display (Free!) - posted 9/14/01

Appeals Court: Schools Cannot Silence Off-Campus Expression (SPLC) - posted 9/12/01

Dance Hall Ban Strikes Sour Note With Judge (Free!) - posted 9/9/01

Idaho Man Who Cursed at Cop Loses Appeal (Free!) - posted 9/6/01

Judge: Man Sentenced for "Obscene" Journal Can't Change Guilty Plea (Free!) - posted 9/5/01

Boy's Letter Wasn’t True Threat, Says Federal Appeals Panel (Free!) - posted 8/29/01

Court Upholds Firing of Woman Who Criticized County's Anti-Cuba Policy (Free!) - posted 8/27/01

Parody Defense Falls Flat In Cybersquatting Case (Free!) - posted 8/26/01

Government’s War On Raves Went Too Far, Louisiana Court Rules (ACLU) - posted 8/24/01

Inmates Have Right to Receive Magazines, Rules Federal Appeals Panel (Free!) - posted 8/21/01

Federal Judge Strikes Down L.A. Law Barring Donation-Seekers at Airport (Free!) - posted 8/8/01

Appeals Panel Upholds Government Crackdown On Illegal Radio Station (Free!) - posted 7/31/01

ALA Applauds Court Ruling On CIPA Decision (ALA) - posted 7/27/01

Federal Panel Refuses to Dismiss Suits Against Library Filtering (Free!) - posted 7/27/01

Federal Court OKs ACLU Challenge to Library Internet Censorship Law; Trial Set for February 2002 (ACLU) - posted 7/26/01

Missouri Ordered to Issue "ARYAN-1" License Plate (Free!) - posted 6/13/01

City to Repeal "Get a License to Talk" Law, Court Approves Final Settlement of ACLU Lawsuit (ACLU) - posted 5/8/01

Rosa Parks Asks Federal Appeals Panel to Reinstate Lawsuit Against Rappers (Free!) - posted 5/7/01

Federal Judge: Challenge to Arkansas' Anti-Communism Law Can Proceed (Free!) - posted 5/4/01

Tearing Fliers Off Campus Bulletin Boards Violates Free Speech Rules, Panel Rules (Free!) - posted 4/16/01

Federal Judge Refuses to Block Publication of Abu-Jamal Book (Free!) - posted 4/12/01

Federal Court Rules that University of Illinois Violated Free Speech Rights in Mascot Controversy (ACLU) - posted 4/5/01

Federal Appeals Panel Hears Dispute Over "SHTHPNS" License Plate (Free!) - posted 4/4/01

Appeals Court Calls Kentucky Student's Confederate Flag T-Shirt Expressive Speech (SPLC) - posted 4/4/01

Federal Appeals Panel: Web Site Targeting Abortion Doctors is Free Speech (Free!) - posted 3/29/01

Federal Appeals Panel: Indianapolis Video Game Law Can't be Enforced (Free!) - posted 3/26/01

Pennyslvania School Wrongly Suspended Teen for E-mail, Federal Judge Rules (Free!) - posted 3/26/01

Court Overturns Law Banning Teacher Insults (SPLC) - posted 3/20/01

Two Inmates Improperly Punished for Exercising Free Speech, Judge Rules (Free!) - posted 3/17/01

Louisiana Judge Throws Out Suit Claiming Movie Caused Shooting (Free!) - posted 3/13/01

In First Ever Challenge, CA Court of Appeals Upholds Library's Right to Provide Uncensored Internet Access (ACLU) - posted 4/7/01

Justices Turn Away Missouri's Attempt to Ban Klan from Clean-Up Program (Free!) - posted 3/6/01

Federal Court Raps Vermont Judges for Violating Protestor's Free Speech Rights (Free!) - posted 3/5/01

Virtual Porn Case to Test High Court's Sexually Explicit Material Standard (Free!) - posted 1/26/01

ACLU Urges Appeals Court to Protect Free Speech Rights in Landmark DVD Copyright Case (ACLU) - posted 1/26/01

Federal judge rules Virginia must allow Confederate license plates (Free!) - posted 1/20/01

Idaho Supreme Court says election ballots must be free of political messages (ACLU) - posted 1/20/01