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Clay Calvert Comments on What Constitutes a True Threat of Violence

Monday November 5, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Should People Have Called the Cops …

Great Storytellers: Warren Zanes

Thursday September 27, 2018

Warren Zanes, Ph.D., is a musician, teacher and writer whose subjects range from Jimmy Rodgers to Dusty Springfield to the history of Warner Bros. Records. He is the author of Tom Petty: The …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Ed Whelan Tweet Controversy

Monday September 24, 2018

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “The Kavanaugh …
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Clay Calvert Comments on CBS Corp. Controversial Subpoena to PR Firm

Thursday August 30, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “CBS Corp. Subpoenas PR Firm’s …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Rapper Free Speech Appeal for Threatening Police Song

Thursday August 23, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Rapper Jailed for Song Threatening …
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Clay Calvert Named UF Honors Term Professor for 2018-19

Thursday August 16, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was selected by the UF Honors Program to serve as an …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Surveying Licensing and the First Amendment

Wednesday July 18, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “If an Algorithm Draws Lines on a Map, …
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Clay Calvert Comments on First Amendment Free Speech Protections

Thursday July 12, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “She Urged Her Boyfriend to Kill …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Supreme Court Anti-Regulation Decisions

Thursday July 12, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Creative Attorneys Get Anti-Regulation …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Presidential Defamation and Extremist Speaker Visits to College Campuses

Monday July 9, 2018

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 opinion column, “Did …
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Clay Calvert Pens Column on Supreme Court Decision in Lozman vs. City of Riviera Beach

Thursday June 21, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Fane Lozman’s Long Fight to Criticize …
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Clay Calvert Comments on News Media’s Role During Volatile Situations

Monday June 18, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “Experts Question TV Station’s Role in …
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Clay Calvert Provides an Analysis of Gag Clauses and the Role of the First Amendment

Monday June 11, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Gag Clauses and the Right to Gripe: …
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First Amendment Advocates Support Citizens’ Right to Criticize Government Agencies on Facebook

Thursday May 31, 2018

In a case reminiscent of the dispute over President Trump’s blocking of critics from his Twitter feed, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of …
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Clay Calvert Authors Article on U.S. Supreme Court 2017 Free-Speech Rulings

Tuesday May 29, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Beyond Headlines & Holdings: …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Judge’s Ruling on the Status of Trump’s Twitter Account

Thursday May 24, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Twitter …
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Clay Calvert Pens Essay on the First Amendment and Extremist College Campus Speakers

Tuesday May 8, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, authored “College Campuses as First Amendment Combat Zones …
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Supreme Court Offers Guidance on How to Handle Fake News

Friday April 27, 2018

It’s increasingly challenging to combat fake news and to help people distinguish it from real news. CJC researchers examine fake news through the lens of the U.S. Supreme Court. They suggest that part of the answer to fake news lies in finding ways to make real news more appealing to general audiences and to earn readers’ trust in the stories.

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Clay Calvert Comments on Anti-Profanity Laws and Press Access

Wednesday April 4, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is quoted in “Can Anti-Profanity Laws and the Fighting Words …
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Clay Calvert and Austin Vining Co-Author Article on Fake News and the Supreme Court

Friday March 30, 2018

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project director, and Austin Vining, J.D./Ph.D. student, co-authored an article …
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What the National School Walkout Says About Schools and Free Speech

Thursday March 29, 2018

When students walked out of school to protest what they see as lax gun laws, some risked punishment from their schools. But it may be worth it to send a First Amendment message.

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Clay Calvert Comments on the First Amendment Rights of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Tuesday March 27, 2018

Clay Calvert, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project director, was quoted in “Do Crisis Pregnancy Centers Have the Right to Mislead Women? The Supreme Court Will Decide” published on …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Attempt to Block Airing of Porn Actress Interview

Friday March 16, 2018

“The odds of Trump getting a court to issue an injunction to prevent CBS from airing this are slim to none,” Calvert said in an interview published Mar. 15, 2018 on …
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National Freedom of Information Coalition to Relocate to the UFCJC

Thursday March 15, 2018

The National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) will be relocating its headquarters to the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) by summer 2018. UFCJC will now …