First Amendment Archives

First Amendment

Jane Bambauer Comments on Higher Education First Amendment Concerns and Meta Lawsuit

Wednesday November 1, 2023

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and the director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida, was quoted in “Proposed Florida University Regulation Raises …

UF Core Values: Janet Coats Discusses Media Literacy and Civil Discourse

Wednesday August 31, 2022

Janet Coats, Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology managing director, discusses the importance of media literacy and its impact on free expression and civil discourse.

…

UF Core Values: Clay Calvert Shares First Amendment Insights

Monday August 29, 2022

Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and Director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, discusses key issues and common misperceptions about the First Amendment, the impact of a more conservative Supreme Court, and student free speech protections.

…

Clay Calvert Comments on Controversy Over Far Right Speaker Coming to Penn State

Monday November 1, 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, is …

Clay Calvert Comments on True Threats and Social Media Post Consequences

Thursday October 28, 2021

Frank LoMonte to Serve as Moderator for Constitution Day Webinar

Monday August 30, 2021

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director and co-chair of the American Bar Association Free Speech and Free …

Frank LoMonte’s Paper on School Disruption Laws is Focus of Crime Report Article

Thursday August 26, 2021

A research paper co-authored by Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is referenced in “Does …

Frank LoMonte Comments on Lawsuits Stemming from Bans on Teaching Critical Race Theory

Tuesday August 17, 2021

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “Taking Critical Race Theory Bans to Court” …

Frank LoMonte Authors Article on Former President Trump’s Lawsuits Against Social Media Companies

Friday July 9, 2021

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is the author of “Trump Can’t Beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube …

Trump Can’t Beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Court – But the Fight Might be Worth More Than a Win

Friday July 9, 2021

Donald Trump knows his First Amendment lawsuits against the social media companies can’t win in court. Here’s why – and why even his most ardent supporters don’t really want him to.

…

Everybody Out of the Pool: Recognizing a First Amendment Claim for the Retaliatory Closure of (Real or Virtual) Public Forums

Tuesday February 2, 2021

America has a rich history of peaceful protests and demonstrations on public property to exercise their First Amendment right of freedom of speech, regardless of how vitriolic or partisan that rhetoric may be. But the Supreme Court will soon have to weigh in on the constitutionality of the issue because of more advanced communication tools.

…

Dr. Clay Calvert: Hate Speech, Misinformation and First Amendment Implications of a More Conservative Court

Wednesday November 4, 2020

Dr. Clay Calvert discusses First Amendment issues, including protections for hate speech, misinformation, judicial activism, and a more conservative Supreme Court.

…

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 …

Frank LoMonte Comments on Athletes Finding New Ways to Speak to the Media

Monday October 12, 2020

Frank LoMonte, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information director, is quoted in “College Athletes, Long Muffled By Schools, Are …

Universities Continue to Block Athletes from Talking to the Media. That’s Got to Stop

Sunday September 27, 2020

There has never been a time when America more urgently needed to hear the voices of college athletes. Yet for athletes at many of the nation’s top athletic programs, talking to the news media is regarded as a punishable offense.

…

Clay Calvert Comments on Colleges’ Rescinding Admissions Due to Racial Social Media Posts

Saturday July 4, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “College Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racial Social Media Posts Emerge” published in The New York Times on July 2.

…

Frank LoMonte Comments on Court’s Student Publication Free Press Decision

Friday July 26, 2019

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications‘ Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Director Frank LoMonte commented on a federal appeals court decision affirming a …

Clay Calvert Comments on Executive Order to Protect College Students’ Right to Free Speech

Friday March 22, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Trump Praises First Amendment a Day …

Rap Music and Threats of Violence: A Case for the Supreme Court to Decide

Friday February 15, 2019

Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize last year and Eminem set a record in 2019 for streams on Spotify. But the acceptance and embrace of rap music in mainstream culture isn’t shared by everyone – and that sometimes includes the police.

…

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.

…

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.

…

Protecting Journalists and the First Amendment

Wednesday August 30, 2017

When the government attempts to restrict journalists, there are superheroes behind the scenes protecting journalists’ right to access information and share it with the public. Charles Tobin, B.S. Journalism 1984, is one of them.

…

Frank LoMonte Comments on First Amendment Issues

Tuesday August 29, 2017

Frank LoMonte, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, commented in the article “Windowpanes Without …

Is Spam Free Speech?

Tuesday August 22, 2017

In an age when smartphones and social media networks are ubiquitous, where some commercial enterprises abuse their access with potential consumers, is spam protected as free speech?

…