Institute for Free Speech Asks Supreme Court to Review Case of Attorney Fired After City Pressured His Law Firm

July 9, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Sixth Circuit shielded law firm Baker Donelson under qualified immunity, a doctrine four other circuits say doesn't apply when private parties act in their ...

DeLanis v. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.

July 9, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Qualified immunity only extends to private parties working for the government “in pursuit of government objectives,” not to those acting for their own benefit.

Leah Gilliam v. David Gerregano, et al.

August 26, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

On August 26, 2025, the Institute for Free Speech and Simon Tam filed a joint amicus brief in support of the petitioner, urging the ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can School Boards Censor Parents for Harsh Criticism of School Officials? (Moms for Liberty v. Wilson County Board of Education)

October 29, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Moms for Liberty – Wilson County, TN, et al. v. Wilson County Board of Education, et al., argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can School Boards Censor Parents for Harsh Criticism of School Officials? (Moms for Liberty v. Wilson County Board of Education)

October 29, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Moms for Liberty – Wilson County, TN, et al. v. Wilson County Board of Education, et al., argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 9: Diei v. Boyd

May 2, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

Diei v. Boyd, argued before Judges Joan L. Larsen, Chad A. Readler, and Stephanie Dawkins Davis in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 9: Diei v. Boyd

May 2, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Diei v. Boyd, argued before Judges Joan L. Larsen, Chad A. Readler, and Stephanie Dawkins Davis in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

Free Speech Arguments – Episode 5: Gilliam v. Gerregano

April 3, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Leah Gilliam v. David Gerregano, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Revenue, et al., argued before the Supreme Court of Tennessee on April 3, ...

Moms for Liberty – Wilson County, TN v. Wilson County Board of Education

March 9, 2023   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

A group of Wilson County moms filed a federal lawsuit against the Wilson County Board of Education for violating their First Amendment right to ...

Sixth Circuit Rules Tennessee Sign Owner Can Keep “Patriotic” Billboard

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September 11, 2019   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously today that the Tennessee Billboard Act is unconstitutional and said the state may not tear down a ...

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