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Free speech is interpreted broadly to include video productions, including pornography.

The ACLU of Indiana is in the heat of #FreeSpeechSummer, litigating three new cases protecting Hoosiers’ First Amendment rights.

Students, faculty, and the Bloomington community are calling for officials to return to the university’s unwavering support of free speech after IU officials have betrayed fundamental free speech principles in their response to pro-Palestinian protests. 

SB 17, a bill aimed at limiting minors’ access to content online, would ultimately violate the constitutional rights of adult Hoosiers.

We are committed to supporting constitutional ways to address antisemitism, but a bill moving through the Indiana Statehouse threatens free speech on our public university campuses.

A newly enacted law attempts to gut First Amendment protections for Hoosiers recording police activity — so we're suing to challenge the new law.

A recent ACLU lawsuit against an Indiana jail has highlighted the continued infringement of constitutional rights for incarcerated Hoosiers.

Rather than allow students the freedom to learn about and engage with diverse ideas, Indiana legislators want to censor any school discussions that they personally disagree with.

A wave of book bans and classroom censorship legislation is undermining students’ ability to read and think freely.