Luncheon Speakers
FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips (right) discussed a number of issues before the Federal Trade Commission, including privacy policy and net neutrality, at a Communications Forum luncheon at the St. Regis Hotel in …
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
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai is acknowledging that Russia-linked email addresses …
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai did the unveiling Tuesday (Nov. 20) in his monthly blog post on the items the FCC plans to vote …
CNN dropped its lawsuit against the White House on Monday after officials told the network that they would restore …
Journalists Should Have Right to DEA Historical Data
The Media Institute joined in an amicus brief to the Sixth Circuit in a major public-health lawsuit.
News Media Should Be Protected From Frivolous Lawsuits, Brief Argues
The Media Institute joined in an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Van Dyke v. Retzlaff.
Media Institute joined @rcfp and 35 media orgs. in an amicus brief in support of the public's right of access to DEA historical data on opiate sales https://t.co/zMaPx09VEt
Thanks @CommishSmith , Nadine Strossen, and Eugene Volokh @VolokhC for the excellent discussion last night at @georgemasonlaw
Check out "Emerging Issues in Free Speech: with Nadine Strossen and Eugene Volokh." I'll be moderating. https://t.co/MU3UnkZsm9 @Eventbrite
October 21-27, 2019
Free Speech Week is a yearly,
non-partisan celebration of the value of
free speech and expression.
