Free Speech

American Civil Liberties Union is the nation’s foremost advocate of individual rights–litigating, legislating, and educating the public on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States. Its Missouri chapters are:

American Civil Liberties Union Eastern Missouri


American Civil Liberties Union Kansas and Western Missouri


Electronic Frontier Foundation
 works in the public interest to protect fundamental civil liberties, including privacy and freedom of expression in the area of computers and the Internet.

Freedom Forum
 is dedicated to free speech and free press.

National Coalition Against Censorship
 is an educational and advocacy network of artists, arts organizations, audience members, and concerned citizens formed to protect and extend freedom of artistic expression and fight censorship.

People for the American Way organizes and mobilizes Americans to fight for fairness, justice, civil rights, and the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Its interests include First Amendment advocacy and legal work related to free speech, censorship, artistic expression, and the Internet.