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Clay Calvert Named 2020-2021 UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year

Thursday April 29, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, has …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida Bill Allowing Students to Record Lectures for Use as Political Bias Evidence

Tuesday April 27, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Bill Would Allow Students to …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Popular Central Florida Law Enforcement Social Media Posts

Tuesday April 20, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Orlando Social Media Stars: Florida …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida House Bill Requiring Student Surveys at Public Universities

Thursday April 8, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “How Not to Protect Free Speech” …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida Legislation Assessing the Political Climate at Florida Universities

Friday April 2, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Senators Debate Intellectual …
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Clay Calvert Comments on a Possible Trial for the Capitol Riot and a Florida Legislature Proposal to Survey Campus Political Views

Monday March 15, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in the opinion column “Trump and the …
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Clay Calvert Featured in Legal Talk Network Podcast on DeSantis vs. Big Tech

Thursday March 4, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the featured guest in “DeSantis vs. Big Tech,” …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Student-Athletes and the First Amendment

Tuesday March 2, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “In Tennessee, GOP Senators Seek to Ban …
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Clay Calvert Comments on the Florida Transparency in Technology Act

Tuesday February 23, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in the editorial “DeSantis’ Attacks on …
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Clay Calvert Featured in Podcast Analyzing the First Amendment

Thursday February 11, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is featured in the podcast “What the Politics?!: …
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Clay Calvert Comments on the Senate Impeachment Trial of Former President Trump

Tuesday February 9, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “It’s Not a Typical Trial. Lawyers in …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Florida Lawmakers Challenges to Tech Companies Over Free Speech Censorship

Wednesday February 3, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Lawmakers Challenge Silicon …
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Clay Calvert Explains the First Amendment and How it Applies to Social Media Platforms

Thursday January 21, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is featured in an ATTN segment on the First Amendment …
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Clay Calvert Discusses First Amendment Rights in Regard to Social Media Platforms

Thursday January 14, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, participated in a discussion on First Amendment rights …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Social Media Blocking Trump

Tuesday January 12, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Why the First Amendment Can’t …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Trump’s Twitter Ban and the First Amendment

Monday January 11, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “President Trump Permanently Banned …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Possible Defamation Lawsuits Against Sidney Powell and Donald Trump

Friday January 8, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Dominion CEO Says the …
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Clay Calvert Comments on False Claims Against Voting Machine Companies

Monday December 21, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “The ‘Red Slime’ Lawsuit That Could …
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Dr. Clay Calvert: Hate Speech, Misinformation and First Amendment Implications of a More Conservative Court

Wednesday November 4, 2020

Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was interviewed on Oct. 21, 2020 about First Amendment issues. Below the …
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Clay Calvert Serves as Panelist for UF Faculty Senate First Amendment Webinar

Tuesday November 3, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was a panelist for the hour-long UF Faculty Senate …
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Clay Calvert Comments on the First Amendment and Access to Public Records in Florida

Wednesday September 30, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, commented in “The First Amendment and Florida’s …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida Anti-Protest Law

Wednesday September 23, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “DeSantis Could Make Florida Protest …
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Clay Calvert Comments on FERPA and Proposed Changes to the Communications Decency Act

Wednesday September 23, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Parents Concerned About School …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Alan Dershowitz’s Libel Suit Against CNN

Thursday September 17, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in Erik Wemple’s column “Stop Whining, …