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Students across the country are standing up against U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza. We stand with the students. Swipe for a rundown of what is happening so far on campuses from coast to coast.

1/🧵We were in federal court last week to defend Army veteran Jay Carey. We’ve moved to dismiss the outrageous charges the Trump Admin has leveled against him for burning a flag to protest the President’s directive against flag burning – a First Amendment protected right.

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“'I served this country for over 20 years, having taken an oath to upheld our Constitution. I did not take an oath to serve a dictator, a tyrant or a wannabe king,' Jay Carey told reporters after the hearing." Mr. Carey is represented by the PCJF. wtop.com/local/2025/09/…

Jay Carey, the North Carolina veteran facing criminal charges for burning an American flag near the White House last month, says President Trump violated his oath by trying to restrict free speech. "Our First Amendment rights are sacrosanct," Carey said. wusa9.com/article/news/c…

UPDATE: Jay Carey, the Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on flag burning, has pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges. stripes.com/theaters/us/20…

NC veteran arrested after burning American flag pleads not guilty to 2 federal charges citizen-times.com/story/news/loc…

An Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House to protest President Donald Trump's recent executive order on flag burning pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal criminal charges. nbc4dc.com/WAq0lb7

The PCJF is defending Jay Carey; Executive Director Mara Verheyden-Hilliard spoke to @starsandstripes: “If the administration seeks to charge Mr. Carey based on the unconstitutional exhortations of the executive order, then it will be challenged.

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Trump's just-issued EO directing the DoD to create a specialized National Guard unit as an occupying force in D.C. deputized to carry out law enforcement is not about "public safety." This is the march to militarize America's cities, destroying and subverting democracy.

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We remember journalist Bill Moyers, who helped bring attention to PCJF's work exposing the DC Metropolitan Police Dept’s domestic spying operation in which it sent undercover operatives into protest groups to spy on lawful 1st Amendment activities. americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aa…

Cuando el FBI llama a su puerta: conoce tus derechos y qué hacer No te quedes sin preparación Recurso KYR actualizado disponible en inglés, español y árabe justiceonline.org/resources/know…

When the FBI Comes to Your Door - Know Your Rights and What to Do Don't Be Caught Off Guard Updated KYR resource available in English, Spanish and Arabic justiceonline.org/resources/know…

PCJF/CPLL Executive Director, Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, spoke with POLITICO about the DOJ’s targeting nonviolent protestors for prosecution: justiceonline.org/news/the-admin…

The Center for Protest Law & Litigation at the PCJF, Thomas Seabaugh, and the ACLU Foundation of Northern California have successfully resolved litigation arising from University of California Santa Cruz' campus bans of more than 100 students and faculty in May 2024.

COURT VICTORY: Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge ruled that UC Santa Cruz was not entitled to the wide breadth of information it sought to access when it seized a student activist’s phone, granting in part a motion to quash the University’s search warrant.

“The verdict against Greenpeace is a threat to the fundamental right to free speech & protest.” The Protect the Protest Coalition, of which we are a member, has released a statement on the verdict reached in the SLAPP against Greenpeace. loom.ly/7UQnJDY

Executive Director of PCJF Mara Verheyden-Hilliard speaks with Empire Files host @AbbyMartin about the detention and attempt to deport U.S. resident Mahmoud Khalil for his pro-Palestine speech. WATCH: youtu.be/6y3KH7jhXeE?si…