Critical infrastructure bill would punish association, stifle protected speech

At best, Senate Bill 2044 is entirely unnecessary. At worst, it is meant to chill speech.

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We Don't Take First Amendment Rights Lightly.

Now more than ever, it seems, it’s hard to have a conversation about politics and current events.

By Heather Smith

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ACLU of North Dakota Opposes Measure 1

Constitutional mandate has potential to violate First Amendment rights of all North Dakotans

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The Assault on Environmental Protest

Lawmakers are trying to give corporate interests tools to punish people for speaking up for their communities.

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UPDATED: ACLU of North Dakota Comments in Opposition to the Petition to Terminate the Special Provision of Legal Services by Qualified Attorneys Outside of North Dakota

The ACLU of North Dakota submitted comments on a judges' petition to end a provision allowing legal services by out-of-state attorneys for defendants with pending criminal cases related to the DAPL protests in 2016.

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ACLU to Grant Awards to Standing Rock Tribe Chairman and Lakota Water Protector for Protest Against Pipeline, and Constitutional Law Professor

This month the ACLU will award its highest honors, the Roger N. Baldwin Medal of Liberty, to Dave Archambault II and Regina Brave, and the Dorsen Presidential Prize in Academia, to Professor David Goldberger.

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2017 Legislative Recap Part One: First Amendment Bills

The first in a series of updates on our lobbying efforts during the 2017 legislative session.

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Why Did a Private Security Contractor Treat Standing Rock Protesters Like ‘Jihadists’?

Standing Rock water protectors knew private security contractors and local law enforcement were treating their camp like a war zone. New documents prove it.

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Testimony in Opposition to HB 1425 – Foreign Laws Ban

This morning the ACLU of North Dakota and the ND Catholic Conference teamed up to oppose HB 1425, a bill that's detrimental to religious freedom for people of all faiths.

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