First court decision under landmark state law affirms protections for students’ freedom to read following powerful community-led advocacy

Lawsuit alleges school board is illegally hiding information about book censorship, superintendent’s firing, and taxpayer-funded expenditures

Maryland Federal Court Already Blocked Executive Orders for Violating the First Amendment

ACLU, FIRE, and Knight Institute say decision is an important victory for students’ First Amendment rights

In Friend-of-the-Court Brief, ACLU, FIRE, and Knight Institute Argue UMD’s 10/7 Expressive Event Ban Violates Students’ First Amendment Rights

As the school system considers its response to the ACLU’s letter, Howard County for a Free Palestine, Our Revolution Howard County, ACLU-MD, and CAIR-MD will be holding a press conference to demand immediate action from HCPSS.

TU Students Received Deferred Suspensions for Protesting the Killing of Children in Gaza

CAIR announced that it has joined the ACLU of Maryland, Howard County for a Free Palestine, and others organizations in calling on the Howard County Human Rights Commission to follow up on the status of an investigation into complaints of censorship and discrimination against students.

Arab and Muslim students at River Hill High School have been censored by their school administration on multiple occasions over the last seven months, in violation of their First Amendment rights.