On December 5, 2025, CLDC filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of activists Chloe Longworth and Anna Lardner, challenging unconstitutional regulations put forth by the Trump administration which target protestors on or adjacent to federal buildings. The new rules, which were fast tracked to take effect November 5, 2025, expand federal authority to arrest and charge people for constitutionally protected activities like using megaphones or “yelling” on public sidewalks and other traditional public places. Public sidewalks and free speech plazas like those at issue in the Eugene case are traditional public forums and therefore have maximum protection under the First Amendment.

Exhilaratingly, on December 10, 2025, Oregon federal district court Judge Aiken granted a 14-day temporary restraining order, blocking enforcement of the regulation’s vague “loud or unusual noise” provision. The judge found the activists are likely to succeed in their case, noting that the government has “criminalized constitutionally protected speech, or at the very least, chilled such speech” through regulations that create “danger of arbitrary and discriminatory application.” The court recognized that even minimal or temporary loss of First Amendment freedoms constitutes irreparable harm. The TRO was extended to February 20, 2026, at which point Judge Aiken granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiffs.

The case continues as CLDC fights to permanently block these authoritarian tactics designed to silence dissent. We’ll continue to keep you updated!