California Professor Prevails in First Amendment Fight against Mandatory “Anti-Racist” Ideology Requirements

July 7, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Institute for Free Speech wins permanent injunction and $150,000 in fees on behalf of Bakersfield College professor who refused to embrace government-compelled “wokeism”

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of California’s Mandatory DEIA and “Anti-Racist” Ideology against Bakersfield College Professor

February 23, 2026   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Requiring professors to “reflect DEIA and anti-racist principles” in their teaching, and be DEIA-proficient to “teach, work, or lead within California community colleges,” ...

Free Speech Arguments – Can a California City Silence a Critic Through Targeted Campaign Finance Laws? (Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez)

September 9, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez, argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on September 9, 2025.

Free Speech Arguments – Can a California City Silence a Critic Through Targeted Campaign Finance Laws? (Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez)

September 9, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  ,

Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez, argued en banc before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on September 9, 2025.

Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. Lourdes Lopez

July 10, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The City of Oxnard in California crafted a campaign finance law to silence its most vocal critic, blatantly violating the First Amendment’s protection against ...

California City Law Unconstitutionally Silences Government Critics

July 10, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Amicus brief details the First Amendment violations of Oxnard’s contribution limits

Samimiat, et al. v. Smallshaw

May 27, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

The lawsuit argues that Golden West College's disciplinary code provisions are unconstitutionally vague, overbroad, and selectively enforced against conservative viewpoints.

California College Disciplinary Officer Sued Over Censorship

May 27, 2025   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

Golden West College threatened students with discipline for statements calling illegal immigration a “cancer” and Hamas “a terrorist organization”

Free Speech Arguments – Is California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Constitutional? (NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta)

July 18, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , ,

NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 17, 2024.

Free Speech Arguments – Is California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Constitutional? (NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta)

July 17, 2024   •  By IFS Staff   •  , , ,

NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on July 17, 2024.

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