Luncheon Speakers
Kurt Wimmer, Esq. (left) moderates a panel on “Free Expression Issues for the Media in 2019” at a Communications Forum luncheon at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., on February 6. Panelists included …
First Amendment Trends
A collection of timely articles and essays on current developments by members of The Media Institute’s First Amendment Advisory Council.
The First Amendment: Rock Star of the American Constitution
October 18, 2017 | Foreword by Floyd Abrams
Old Tools in Different Hands: Speech Regulation on Campus
September 27, 2018 | By Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein
Wearing Political Messages Inside a Polling Place
May 1, 2018 | By Rodney Smolla
The Epistemic and Moral Dimensions of Fake News and the First Amendment
March 28, 2018 | By Ashley Messenger
End Discrimination Against Digital Billboards
November 27, 2017 | By David L. Hudson, Jr.
Media & Communications Policy Blog
Informed and thoughtful commentary on a variety of First Amendment and communications policy issues.
Conflict and Compromise Await New Congress in Telecom, Media, Tech
By Guest Author Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
A new era of American history begins when the 116th Congress convenes in January 2019 with one of the most …
Free Speech Week: Celebrating, Reflecting
By Richard T. Kaplar
Free Speech Week has always been a time to celebrate freedom of expression. This year, however, perhaps there …
TV Owners Need New Rules To Keep Pace
By Guest Author Adonis Hoffman, Esq.
We are living in the platinum age of television. Consumers are enjoying an abundance of movies, news, sports, and …
Issue Watch
The Marlboro Man may no longer ride on radio and television airwaves but his modern day equivalent, e-cigarette …
Justice Clarence Thomas called Tuesday for reconsidering the Supreme Court’s landmark decision making it more …
Republicans signaled Thursday (Feb. 7) that they are offering up at least three versions of legislation that would …
Federal Agency Comments
Recent Court Briefs
First Amendment and Common Law Presumption of Access
Bradley v. Ackal
Standards for Court Review of FOIA Exemptions
ACLU v. Central Intelligence Agency
From our Communications Forum, panel discuss. "#FreeExpression Issues for the #Media 2019" mod. by @kurtwimmer w/@ashmessesq of NPR, Bruce Brown @rcfp, Jim McLaughlin of Wash. Post & Tom Curley of Gannett. https://t.co/EktRYDPYB8
October 21-27, 2019
Free Speech Week is a yearly,
non-partisan celebration of the value of
free speech and expression.
