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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
Read the ruling here: www.fire.org/research-lea...
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Memorandum of Decision - Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation et al. v. Rubio et al.
FIRE sues to challenge unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses to deport legal immigrants over their speech
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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
Read our brief here: www.fire.org/research-lea...
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Brief of Amici Curiae in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellees - AAUP v. Rubio
FIRE filed a "friend of the court" brief tracing protection of noncitizen speech back to America's founding and explaining our nation's commitment over the centuries to protecting noncitizens' speech.
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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
Read more about our lawsuit here: www.fire.org/cases/stanfo...
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Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation et al. v. Rubio et al.
FIRE sues to challenge unconstitutional provisions Rubio uses to deport legal immigrants over their speech
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Conor Fitzpatrick @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We’re in court to ensure that the Alien Friends Act does not rise from the grave. No one in the United States of America should fear a government knock on the door for voicing the wrong opinion.
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Conor Fitzpatrick @ctfitzpatrick.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
In 1798, John Adams signed the ill-fated Alien Friends Act, allowing him to deport noncitizens with “dangerous” ideas. James Madison called it “a monster that must forever disgrace its parents.” Justice Gorsuch called it “one of the most notorious laws in our country’s history.”
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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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