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With a single decision four years ago, Brett Kavanaugh led something of a revolution in federal courts. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Television Politics Business THR Online MORE
Peter Coe, Aston University, is publishing Anonymity and Pseudonymity: Free Speech's Problem Children in the Media & Arts Review. Here is the abstract. Through comparative analysis of United States, English, German and European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence, this article MORE
Timothy Zick, William & Mary Law School, has published Introduction to The Dynamic Free Speech Clause: Free Speech and Its Relation to Other Constitutional Rights (Oxford Univ. MORE
Heidi Kitrosser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, School of Law, has published Free Speech Aboard the Leaky Ship of State: Calibrating First Amendment Protection for Leakers of Classified Information, in volume 6 of the Journal of National Security Law & MORE
Caroline Mala Corbin, University of Miami School of Law, is publishing Speech or Conduct: The Free Speech Claims of Wedding Vendors in volume 65 of the Emory Law Journal (2016). MORE
Similarly, Newsweek discusses the question of hate speech on college campuses in a recent issue The June 4, 2016 cover story of the Economist is devoted to the question of freedom of expression. MORE
FAN argued that Facebook was interfering with its free-speech rights. Federal District Judge Lucy Koh has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Federal Agency of News (FAN) against Facebook for shutting down its account. Judge Koh ruled that Facebook is MORE
Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, is publishing Monopolizing Free Speech in the Fordham Law Review. The First Amendment prevents the government from suppressing speech, though individuals can Gregory Day, University of Georgia, C. MORE
Anthony Lester, Blackstone Chambers, has published Free Speech Today at 33 Polish Yearbook of International Law 129 (2013). Here is the abstract. The article is an amended version of the Marek Nowicki Memorial Lecture presented at Warsaw University in 2014 MORE
Leslie Kendrick, University of Virginia School of Law, has published Free Speech as a Special Right at 45 Philosophy and Public Affairs 87 (2017). Many theorists treat free speech as a special right. MORE
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law, is publishing Campaign Finance, Free Speech, and Boycotts in volume 41 of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (2018). I gave a speech at Columbia Law School MORE
Brian Leiter, University of Chicago, has published The Case Against Free Speech. Free societies employ a variety of institutions — including courts and schools — in which speech is heavily regulated on the basis of its Here is the abstract. MORE
Thomas Healy, Seton Hall University School of Law, has published Anxiety and Influence: Learned Hand and the Making of a Free Speech Dissent at 50 Arizona State Law Journal 803 (2019). MORE
Nigel Warburton, who hosts the podcast Philosophy Bites, has launched the podcast Free Speech Bites, devoted to investigating free speech issues. Follow Free Speech Bites on Twitter at @FreeSpeechBites. MORE
Ned Snow, University of South Carolina, is publishing Free Speech & Disparaging Trademarks in volume 57 of the Boston College Law Review (2016). Speech law has silenced trademark. MORE
Chen, both of the University of Denver College of Law, have published Free Speech and Democracy in the Video Age as University of Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. Justin F. Marceau and Alan K. MORE
Sarah Joseph, Monash University Faculty of Law, has published A Re-Examination of Free Speech. Recent controversies over free speech in numerous liberal democracies (eg over "no-platforming", s18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (Cth) in Australia) have MORE
A judge rules that a biopic about the late singer wasn't "routine investigative reporting," so the Spanish network must face a lawsuit for interfering with a nondisclosure agreement. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Music Business THR Online MORE
Christoph Bezemek, IOER, is publishing Behind a Veil of Obscurity – Anonymity, Encryption, Free Speech and Privacy in the International Journal of Technology, Law, and Policy. MORE
Alexander Tsesis, Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law, is publishing Balancing Free Speech in volume 96 of the Boston University Law Review (2015). This article develops a theory for balancing free speech against other express and MORE
ZW Taylor, University of Texas, Austin, has published Sources of Free Speech in U.S. law has addressed the issue of free speech Higher Education: What the Law Tells Us. Here is the abstract. This critical literature review discusses how U.S. MORE
Alexander Tsesis, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, is publishing Multifactoral Free Speech in volume 110 of the Northwestern University Law Review (2016). This article presents a multifactoral approach to free speech analysis. Here is the abstract. Difficult cases present MORE
HB498 "would require state two-year and four-year colleges and universities to protect and uphold free speech rights for students and faculty, and would provide a cause of action for violations." The Governor of Alabama has signed HB498 into law. MORE
Le, both of the University of California, Davis, Law School, have published The Free Speech Foundations of Cyberlaw at UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. Cyber-law is today’s speech Anupam Chander and Uyen P. MORE
Balkin, Yale University Law School, is publishing Free Speech in the Algorithmic Society: Big Data, Private Governance, and New School Speech Regulation in the UC Davis Law Review (2018). Jack M. MORE
Larry Alexander, University of San Diego School of Law, is publishing Inciting, Requesting, Provoking, or Persuading Others to Commit Crimes: The Legacy of Schenck and Abrams in Free Speech Jurisprudence in the SMU Law Review. MORE
Frederick Schauer, University of Virginia School of Law, has published Free Speech on Tuesdays. Here is the abstract. The philosopher John Searle famously observed that there is “no remark without remarkableness,” by which he meant that even simple assertions presuppose MORE
Alexander Tsesis, Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law, is publishing The Categorical Free Speech Doctrine and Contextualization in volume 65 of the Emory Law Journal (2015). MORE
Coenen, University of Georgia Law School, is publishing Free Speech and the Law of Evidence in the Duke Law Journal (2018). Dan T. Here is the abstract. To what extent does the First Amendment limit the ability of prosecutors to MORE
Alexander, UALR-Bowen School of Law, has published A Penny for Your Thoughts: Free Speech and Paying Fines with Coins. Peter C. Here is the abstract. In October, 2016, the city of Springfield, Illinois encroached on the First Amendment rights of MORE
Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law, has published A Free Speech Right to Trademark Protection? Lisa P. at 106 Trademark Reporter 797 (2016). Here is the abstract. This Article explores whether the right to freedom of expression requires MORE
McKenna, Notre Dame Law School, has published Dilution and Free Speech in the U.S., Mark P. Reprise. Here the abstract. This Chapter address the topic of trademark dilution — the additional protection granted to famous trademarks under United States (U.S. MORE
Anita Bernstein, Brooklyn Law School, is publishing Abuse and Harassment Diminish Free Speech in volume 35 of Pace Law Review (2014). Here is the abstract. A familiar dichotomy in the legal academy juxtaposes freedom against a contrasting value like security MORE
The Southern Methodist University Law Review has published scholarship from its recent Free Speech Symposium in its current issue. Read the articles online here. A great line-up of authors! Lackland H. Bloom, Jr., The Lessons of 1919 Dale Carpenter, Born MORE
Toni M. Massaro, University of Arizona College of Law and Helen L. Norton, University of Colorado School of Law, are publishing Siri-ously? in volume 110 of the Northwestern University Law Review (2015). Here is the abstract. Computers with communicative artificial MORE
Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), has published Free Speech, Official History and Nationalist Politics: Toward a Typology of Objections to Memory Laws as U of St. Robert Kahn, University of St. MORE
The broadcaster is fighting a $30 million lawsuit for allegedly infringing the boxer's publicity rights and implying a false endorsement. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Business THR Online MORE
Rocky) Rhodes IV, has published Speech, Subsidies, and Traditions: AID v. In a victory for free speech and individual liberty, Agency Charles W. AOSI and the First Amendment in the 2013 Cato Supreme Court Review 363. Here is the abstract. MORE
Andrei Marmor, Cornell University Law School, has published Two Rights of Free Speech at 31 Ratio Juris 139 (2018). Here is the abstract. My main argument in this paper is that the right to freedom of expression is not a MORE
Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law, is publishing Free Speech Challenges to Trademark Law After Matal v. Trademark laws and free speech are Lisa P. MORE
Moran Yemini, Center for Cyber, Law and Policy, University of Haifa; Information Society Project, Yale Law School, is publishing The New Irony of Free Speech in volume 20 of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review (2019). MORE
Coenen, University of Georgia Law School, is publishing Free Speech and Generally Applicable Laws: A New Doctrinal Synthesis in the Iowa Law Review. A longstanding mystery of constitutional law concerns how the Free Speech Dan T. MORE
Sam Lebovic, Assistant Professor of History, George Mason University, has published Free Speech and Unfree News (Harvard University Press, 2016). Does America have a free press? MORE
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OCTOBER 4, 2019
Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, is publishing Monopolizing Free Speech in the Fordham Law Review. The First Amendment prevents the government from suppressing speech, though individuals can Gregory Day, University of Georgia, C.
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APRIL 29, 2019
McKenna, Notre Dame Law School, has published Dilution and Free Speech in the U.S., Mark P. Reprise. Here the abstract. This Chapter address the topic of trademark dilution — the additional protection granted to famous trademarks under United States (U.S.
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Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Alexander Tsesis, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, is publishing Multifactoral Free Speech in volume 110 of the Northwestern University Law Review (2016). This article presents a multifactoral approach to free speech analysis. Here is the abstract. Difficult cases present
Media Law Prof Blog
JANUARY 30, 2019
Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law, is publishing Free Speech Challenges to Trademark Law After Matal v. Trademark laws and free speech are Lisa P.
Media Law Prof Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Thomas School of Law (Minnesota), has published Free Speech, Official History and Nationalist Politics: Toward a Typology of Objections to Memory Laws as U of St. Robert Kahn, University of St.
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2014
Anthony Lester, Blackstone Chambers, has published Free Speech Today at 33 Polish Yearbook of International Law 129 (2013). Here is the abstract. The article is an amended version of the Marek Nowicki Memorial Lecture presented at Warsaw University in 2014
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 7, 2019
The Southern Methodist University Law Review has published scholarship from its recent Free Speech Symposium in its current issue. Read the articles online here. A great line-up of authors! Lackland H. Bloom, Jr., The Lessons of 1919 Dale Carpenter, Born
Media Law Prof Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Larry Alexander, University of San Diego School of Law, is publishing Inciting, Requesting, Provoking, or Persuading Others to Commit Crimes: The Legacy of Schenck and Abrams in Free Speech Jurisprudence in the SMU Law Review.
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 1, 2018
Timothy Zick, William & Mary Law School, has published Introduction to The Dynamic Free Speech Clause: Free Speech and Its Relation to Other Constitutional Rights (Oxford Univ.
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2018
Moran Yemini, Center for Cyber, Law and Policy, University of Haifa; Information Society Project, Yale Law School, is publishing The New Irony of Free Speech in volume 20 of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review (2019).
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 19, 2015
Alexander Tsesis, Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law, is publishing Balancing Free Speech in volume 96 of the Boston University Law Review (2015). This article develops a theory for balancing free speech against other express and
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
AUGUST 17, 2017
A judge rules that a biopic about the late singer wasn't "routine investigative reporting," so the Spanish network must face a lawsuit for interfering with a nondisclosure agreement. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Music Business THR Online
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 4, 2015
Alexander Tsesis, Loyola University (Chicago) School of Law, is publishing The Categorical Free Speech Doctrine and Contextualization in volume 65 of the Emory Law Journal (2015).
Media Law Prof Blog
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Leslie Kendrick, University of Virginia School of Law, has published Free Speech as a Special Right at 45 Philosophy and Public Affairs 87 (2017). Many theorists treat free speech as a special right.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 26, 2014
Brian Leiter, University of Chicago, has published The Case Against Free Speech. Free societies employ a variety of institutions — including courts and schools — in which speech is heavily regulated on the basis of its Here is the abstract.
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Peter Coe, Aston University, is publishing Anonymity and Pseudonymity: Free Speech's Problem Children in the Media & Arts Review. Here is the abstract. Through comparative analysis of United States, English, German and European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence, this article
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 22, 2019
FAN argued that Facebook was interfering with its free-speech rights. Federal District Judge Lucy Koh has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Federal Agency of News (FAN) against Facebook for shutting down its account. Judge Koh ruled that Facebook is
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 16, 2018
Andrei Marmor, Cornell University Law School, has published Two Rights of Free Speech at 31 Ratio Juris 139 (2018). Here is the abstract. My main argument in this paper is that the right to freedom of expression is not a
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 14, 2018
Coenen, University of Georgia Law School, is publishing Free Speech and the Law of Evidence in the Duke Law Journal (2018). Dan T. Here is the abstract. To what extent does the First Amendment limit the ability of prosecutors to
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 24, 2015
Chen, both of the University of Denver College of Law, have published Free Speech and Democracy in the Video Age as University of Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. Justin F. Marceau and Alan K.
Media Law Prof Blog
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
ZW Taylor, University of Texas, Austin, has published Sources of Free Speech in U.S. law has addressed the issue of free speech Higher Education: What the Law Tells Us. Here is the abstract. This critical literature review discusses how U.S.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 10, 2019
HB498 "would require state two-year and four-year colleges and universities to protect and uphold free speech rights for students and faculty, and would provide a cause of action for violations." The Governor of Alabama has signed HB498 into law.
Media Law Prof Blog
JANUARY 27, 2015
From the Boston Globe: Steven Pinker on why free speech is a fundamental value
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law, is publishing Campaign Finance, Free Speech, and Boycotts in volume 41 of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (2018). I gave a speech at Columbia Law School
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 18, 2015
Toni M. Massaro, University of Arizona College of Law and Helen L. Norton, University of Colorado School of Law, are publishing Siri-ously? in volume 110 of the Northwestern University Law Review (2015). Here is the abstract. Computers with communicative artificial
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 26, 2012
Heidi Kitrosser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, School of Law, has published Free Speech Aboard the Leaky Ship of State: Calibrating First Amendment Protection for Leakers of Classified Information, in volume 6 of the Journal of National Security Law &
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JANUARY 17, 2018
The broadcaster is fighting a $30 million lawsuit for allegedly infringing the boxer's publicity rights and implying a false endorsement. read more. THR, Esq. Business Television Business THR Online
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Frederick Schauer, University of Virginia School of Law, has published Free Speech on Tuesdays. Here is the abstract. The philosopher John Searle famously observed that there is “no remark without remarkableness,” by which he meant that even simple assertions presuppose
Media Law Prof Blog
JULY 31, 2017
Nigel Warburton, who hosts the podcast Philosophy Bites, has launched the podcast Free Speech Bites, devoted to investigating free speech issues. Follow Free Speech Bites on Twitter at @FreeSpeechBites.
Media Law Prof Blog
APRIL 6, 2016
Ned Snow, University of South Carolina, is publishing Free Speech & Disparaging Trademarks in volume 57 of the Boston College Law Review (2016). Speech law has silenced trademark.
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
Sam Lebovic, Assistant Professor of History, George Mason University, has published Free Speech and Unfree News (Harvard University Press, 2016). Does America have a free press?
Media Law Prof Blog
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Anita Bernstein, Brooklyn Law School, is publishing Abuse and Harassment Diminish Free Speech in volume 35 of Pace Law Review (2014). Here is the abstract. A familiar dichotomy in the legal academy juxtaposes freedom against a contrasting value like security
Media Law Prof Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Le, both of the University of California, Davis, Law School, have published The Free Speech Foundations of Cyberlaw at UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. Cyber-law is today’s speech Anupam Chander and Uyen P.
Media Law Prof Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Balkin, Yale University Law School, is publishing Free Speech in the Algorithmic Society: Big Data, Private Governance, and New School Speech Regulation in the UC Davis Law Review (2018). Jack M.
Media Law Prof Blog
JUNE 6, 2016
Similarly, Newsweek discusses the question of hate speech on college campuses in a recent issue The June 4, 2016 cover story of the Economist is devoted to the question of freedom of expression.
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 4, 2016
Caroline Mala Corbin, University of Miami School of Law, is publishing Speech or Conduct: The Free Speech Claims of Wedding Vendors in volume 65 of the Emory Law Journal (2016).
Media Law Prof Blog
MARCH 31, 2017
Sarah Joseph, Monash University Faculty of Law, has published A Re-Examination of Free Speech. Recent controversies over free speech in numerous liberal democracies (eg over "no-platforming", s18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (Cth) in Australia) have
Media Law Prof Blog
MAY 30, 2014
Rocky) Rhodes IV, has published Speech, Subsidies, and Traditions: AID v. In a victory for free speech and individual liberty, Agency Charles W. AOSI and the First Amendment in the 2013 Cato Supreme Court Review 363. Here is the abstract.
Media Law Prof Blog
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Ramsey, University of San Diego School of Law, has published A Free Speech Right to Trademark Protection? Lisa P. at 106 Trademark Reporter 797 (2016). Here is the abstract. This Article explores whether the right to freedom of expression requires
Media Law Prof Blog
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Alexander, UALR-Bowen School of Law, has published A Penny for Your Thoughts: Free Speech and Paying Fines with Coins. Peter C. Here is the abstract. In October, 2016, the city of Springfield, Illinois encroached on the First Amendment rights of
Media Law Prof Blog
AUGUST 25, 2016
Christoph Bezemek, IOER, is publishing Behind a Veil of Obscurity – Anonymity, Encryption, Free Speech and Privacy in the International Journal of Technology, Law, and Policy.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog
JULY 6, 2018
With a single decision four years ago, Brett Kavanaugh led something of a revolution in federal courts. read more. THR, Esq. Business Movies Television Politics Business THR Online
Media Law Prof Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Coenen, University of Georgia Law School, is publishing Free Speech and Generally Applicable Laws: A New Doctrinal Synthesis in the Iowa Law Review. A longstanding mystery of constitutional law concerns how the Free Speech Dan T.
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