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Washington Post: A victory for free speech on the Mall

Posted in Press Coverage · November 04, 2019 3:19 PM
Washington Post editorial "A victory for free speech on the Mall" calls the total withdrawal of proposed anti-protest regulations: "a full retreat by the Trump administration and, more important, a victory for the First Amendment." "Their plan to suppress protest,” said Mara Verheyden-Hilliard of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, “was met with the very force it was trying to suppress."

Huge Free Speech Victory: Trump Administration Rescinds Planned Anti-Protest Rules

Posted in News · October 29, 2019 2:15 PM
In an extraordinary victory for the people, the Trump Administration has announced that it is fully withdrawing its massive anti-democratic plan to block free speech and assembly through proposed regulations that would have crushed protest on federal land in the nation's capital.

‘They’re Going to Pen You In and Charge You for It’

Posted in Multimedia · October 24, 2018 7:11 PM
Janine Jackson interviewed Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about Trump’s proposed new anti-protest rules for FAIR's CounterSpin. Read more

140,000+ Comments Flood the National Park Service

Posted in News · October 16, 2018 2:32 PM
A truly amazing effort by everyone who joined together and flooded the National Park Service with over 140,000 comments! This is a powerful push back against the Trump administration's new rules designed to crush protest in the nation's capital. People across the United States have made it clear that they are not going to sit back and allow their First Amendment rights to be eviscerated.

Courthouse News Service: Trump Planning Tough New Rules for Protests Near White House

Posted in Press Coverage · October 13, 2018 9:17 PM
Courthouse News Service: Trump Planning Tough New Rules for Protests Near White House. “Nearly all are registering outrage and opposition to this radical rollback of free speech rights. We view this as a full scale attack on constitutional rights, that’s why we’ve launched a campaign to defend them.” — Carl Messineo, PCJF Legal Director Read more

The Hill: Trump administration proposes tough rules on protests

Posted in Press Coverage · October 13, 2018 4:10 PM
The Hill: Trump administration proposes tough rules on protests. “There’s never been such a large effort at rewriting these regulations. I don’t think there can be any question that these revisions will have the intent and certainly the effect of stifling the ability of the public to protest.” — Mara Verheyden-Hilliard Read more

WJLA (DC): New restrictions proposed for protests near the White House and National Mall

Posted in Press Coverage · October 12, 2018 12:23 PM
WJLA (DC): New restrictions proposed for protests near the White House and National Mall “If you think about the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, if these rules had been in place then, the government would have been able to assess massive costs on the organizers and stopped them from being able to have that important moment. All you have to do is think about what our society would be like if that speech had been stifled.” — Mara Verheyden-Hilliard Read more

Take Action Now: Stop Trump's New Laws to Crush Protests in Washington, D.C.

Posted in Take Action · October 09, 2018 10:19 PM

Will the Next Women’s March Be Taxed?

Posted in Press Coverage · October 04, 2018 12:20 PM
The American Prospect asks: Will the Next Women’s March Be Taxed? Read more

Spreading the word on the Save Free Speech Campaign

Posted in Press Coverage · October 01, 2018 4:37 PM
Spreading the Word on the Save Free Speech Campaign — Mara Verheyden-Hilliard speaks to Pacifica's WPFW

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