Vera Eidelman · Andrew Tutt · Virginia McCalmont · Seth Stern
Protest law shifted under attorneys’ feet in 2025, and most are still working from pre-shift assumptions. The Fifth Circuit’s ruling in Ford v. McKesson redefined organizer liability at the edge of protected assembly, more than 103 anti-protest bills moved through statehouses, and a December 2025 DHS enforcement posture reshaped recording rights on federal property —…