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Clay Calvert Pens Article on National School Walkout Day and Free Speech

Wednesday March 14, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, authored “What the National School Walkout Says About …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Revenge Porn Cases and Refusal to Release Public Records

Thursday February 22, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “Blac Chyna’s Lawyer Calls Release of …
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Clay Calvert Comments on the Right to Privacy vs. the Public’s Right to Know

Friday February 16, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “Judge Orders Las Vegas Review-Journal to …
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Clay Calvert Comments on ”Fair Report Privilege” for Journalists

Thursday February 8, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “A Las Vegas Newspaper Killed a Story on Steve …
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Clay Calvert and Frank LoMonte File a Joint Amicus Brief for a First Amendment Supreme Court Case

Wednesday January 3, 2018

Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, and Frank LoMonte, director of the …
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Clay Calvert Provides His First Amendment Perspective on the Recent Richard Spencer Speech

Monday October 23, 2017

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project was interviewed by several major publications regarding the …
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Clay Calvert Serves as Panelist at Constitution Day Event

Tuesday September 26, 2017

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, recently …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Richard Spencer’s Denied Request to Speak at UF

Friday September 1, 2017

Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in “Without Formal Complaint, Richard Spencer Will Not Be Able to Speak at UF” broadcast on Gainesville, Fla. …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Landmark Ruling in Richard Simmons Case

Friday September 1, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in “’Calling Someone Transgender is Not an Insult’: …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Reasons for a Denied Speech Request on the UF Campus

Tuesday August 29, 2017

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, authored the column “When Controversial Speakers Come to …
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When Controversial Speakers Come to Campus

Tuesday August 22, 2017

What happens when a controversial person requests to speak on the University of Florida campus? The First Amendment takes center stage, balanced against public safety concerns.

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Clay Calvert Comments on Facebook Censorship and the First Amendment

Tuesday July 25, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert is quoted in “ACLU Calls on LePage to Stop Censoring Posts to His …
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Marion Brechner First Amendment Project Recognized for Advocacy Work Since the Trump Election

Monday July 17, 2017

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications’ Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project was featured in “10 Overlooked Press Groups That Deserve Support,” published in …
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Clay Calvert Comments on a First Amendment Lawsuit Over Blocked Trump Twitter Followers

Wednesday July 12, 2017

  Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is …
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Clay Calvert Comments on Sarah Palin Lawsuit and Trump’s Tweets

Wednesday July 5, 2017

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project director, was quoted in two national publications this week about First …
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Is There a First Amendment Right to Follow President Trump’s Twitter Account?

Tuesday June 27, 2017

President Trump often objects to what people say about him on Twitter. As a result, he sometimes blocks their access to his account. The novel question arises: Is that unconstitutional?

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Clay Calvert Comments on the Effects of Trump’s Media Bashing

Tuesday May 30, 2017

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project director, is quoted in “How Trump’s Attacks on the Media Turned Into …
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Clay Calvert Speaks on the First Amendment at TEDxUF2017

Thursday May 11, 2017

“Catching Cops on Camera” was the theme of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert’s TEDxUF talk on April …

Clay Calvert – Catching Cops on Camera: A Gray Area

Thursday May 11, 2017

Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, speaks at TEDxUF 2017 on April 1, 2017 at the Curtis M. Phillips Center …
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Clay Calvert and CJC Alum Quoted in Columbia Journalism Review

Wednesday May 10, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was quoted in “Trump and Trickle-Down Press Persecution” published …
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Eight CJC Faculty Receive Prestigious UF Term Professorships

Tuesday May 2, 2017

Eight University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty are the inaugural recipients of UF’s term professorships recognizing academic achievements and supporting the …
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Clay Calvert Receives Prestigious UF Research Foundation Professorship

Thursday April 13, 2017

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was named a …
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CJC Students and Faculty Present at Annual Colloquium

Thursday April 6, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications faculty and graduate students presented papers and received awards at the 48th annual AEJMC Southeast Colloquium at the Texas Christian …
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Neil Gorsuch and the First Amendment

Monday March 13, 2017

Key questions about First Amendment speech rights senators should ask during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for United States Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch.

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