Conor Fitzpatrick

29 Aug

VICTORY! Tonight, a federal court ruled in favor of a @thefireorg.bsky.social lawsuit and held the statutes the Trump administration is using for speech-based deportations violate the First Amendment

fire.orgMemorandum of Decision - Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation et al. v. Rubio et al.FIRE sues to challenge unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses to deport legal immigrants over their speech

29 Aug

Read the ruling here: www.fire.org/research-lea...

12 Aug

This morning @thefireorg.bsky.social filed an amicus brief explaining why the First Amendment prohibits deporting lawfully present noncitizens based on protected speech. The brief covers the Framers’ backlash to the Alien Friends Act, which authorized Pres. Adams to deport “dangerous” aliens

fire.orgBrief of Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees - AAUP v. RubioFIRE filed a "friend of the court" brief tracing protection of noncitizen speech back to America's founding and explaining our nation's commitment over the centuries to protecting noncitizens' speech.

12 Aug

Read our brief here: www.fire.org/research-lea...

This morning, my @thefireorg.bsky.social team and I are in California federal court challenging the two immigration statutes Secretary Rubio is using to try to deport visa and green card holders for protected speech. Incredibly proud of this team and our brave clients.

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We’re in court to ensure that the Alien Friends Act does not rise from the grave. No one in the United States of America should fear a government knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion.

fire.orgStanford Daily Publishing Corporation et al. v. Rubio et al.FIRE sues to challenge unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses to deport legal immigrants over their speech

Read more about our lawsuit here: www.fire.org/cases/stanfo...