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The First Amendment: Rock Star of the American Constitution

By Floyd Abrams|2018-09-27T16:51:40-04:00October 18th, 2017|First Amendment Trends|

By Floyd Abrams... American First Amendment law, former United States solicitor general and associate justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Charles Fried has rightly said, “is the most libertarian and speech protective of any liberal democratic regime.” As such, its consequences and implications are profound. The exceptionalism of the United States in the [...]

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Media Institute Will Honor Floyd Abrams, Patrick Butler, Richard E. Wiley at ‘Free Speech America’ Gala in Washington

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-10-27T19:46:23-04:00October 28th, 2024|Press Releases|

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez To Deliver Keynote Remarks at Oct. 29 Event FOR RELEASE: October 28, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 28, 2024 – The Media Institute will honor renowned First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams and veteran media executive Patrick Butler at its annual “Free Speech America” Gala [...]

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TV Host Dan Abrams and PBS Journalist Judy Woodruff To Present Awards at Media Institute’s ‘Free Speech America’ Gala on Oct. 29

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-10-10T16:05:30-04:00October 11th, 2024|Press Releases|

Floyd Abrams, Patrick Butler, and Richard E. Wiley To Be Honored; FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Will Be Featured Speaker FOR RELEASE: October 11, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 11, 2024 – Two well-known television personalities will present awards at The Media Institute’s “Free Speech America” Gala on Oct. 29 [...]

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Comments to FCC on Deployment of Advanced Telecom Capability Inquiry

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-10-10T13:09:10-04:00October 10th, 2024|Digital Media Center|

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Media Institute’s Madison Project Publishes Practical Guide To Give Voters Media Literacy Tools for Upcoming Elections

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-10-07T15:09:02-04:00October 8th, 2024|Press Releases|

FOR RELEASE: October 8, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., October 8, 2024 – The Media Institute’s Madison Project has released a guide to help voters navigate the media landscape and the avalanche of information about political candidates, races, and the upcoming elections. Election Year Guide to Media and Democracy: Media [...]

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Floyd Abrams Discusses Supreme Court First Amendment Cases in Videocast Interview With Mike O’Rielly Released by Media Institute’s Madison Project

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-09-20T20:17:21-04:00September 25th, 2024|Press Releases|

FOR RELEASE: September 25, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., September 25, 2024 – Media Institute Senior Fellow Michael O’Rielly explores the thinking of First Amendment attorney and scholar Floyd Abrams on social media cases that were pending before the U.S. Supreme Court in a newly enhanced videocast released today by [...]

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House Advances AM Radio Bill for Vehicles

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-09-18T15:25:59-04:00September 18th, 2024|Issue Watch|

By InsideRadio.com, 9-18-24 Efforts to keep AM radio in the dashboards of vehicles took a step forward in the House Sept. 18 as the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 45 to 2 to send the proposed AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 8449) to the full House for a vote. “It’s been a [...]

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California Passes AI Laws To Curb Election Deepfakes, Protect Actors

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-09-19T13:09:10-04:00September 18th, 2024|Issue Watch|

By Kelsey Ables and Gerrit De Vynck, washingtonpost.com, 9-18-24 California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law a raft of artificial intelligence bills Sept. 18, aimed at curbing the effects of deepfakes during elections and protecting Hollywood performers from their likenesses being replicated by AI without their consent. There is growing worry about deepfakes [...]

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Net Vitality 3.0: Identifying the Top-Tier Global Broadband Internet Ecosystem Leaders

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-09-12T17:34:11-04:00September 16th, 2024|Digital Media Center|

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United States Tops World as Broadband Ecosystem Leader Yet Again According to Latest Study in Net Vitality Series by Stuart N. Brotman

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-09-13T18:32:24-04:00September 16th, 2024|Press Releases|

China Slips to Second Tier as Global AI Leadership Hangs in the Balance FOR RELEASE: September 16, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., September 16, 2024 – The United States continues to rank as the top country in the global broadband Internet ecosystem, followed by South Korea and the Netherlands, [...]

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TikTok Adds New First Amendment Argument as It Fights Sale or Ban

By Richard T. Kaplar|2024-08-16T18:39:48-04:00August 15th, 2024|Issue Watch|

By Haeluya Hadero, Associated Press, 8-15-24 TikTok on Aug. 15 pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities. Last month, the Justice Department argued in a legal brief filed in a [...]

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