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Conor Fitzpatrick

@ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social
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First Amendment attorney at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Censorship teaches the next generation that the way to fight disagreeable speech is to silence the speaker," @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social writes.
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Opinion | Why ‘Let’s go, Brandon’ is worth a legal fight
The effort to regulate the “profane” political slogan runs up against decades of Supreme Court precedent.
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Conor Fitzpatrick @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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
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Conor Fitzpatrick @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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
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Conor Fitzpatrick @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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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