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

Wednesday August 31, 2022

In celebration of the University of Florida’s Core Values, the UF College of Journalism and Communications is focusing on Freedom and Civility. In this video, Janet Coats, Consortium on Trust …
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UF Core Values: Clay Calvert Shares First Amendment Insights

Monday August 29, 2022

In celebration of the University of Florida’s Core Values, the UF College of Journalism and Communications is focusing on Freedom and Civility. In this video, Clay Calvert, Brechner Eminent …
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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 …
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Clay Calvert Comments on True Threats and Social Media Post Consequences

Thursday October 28, 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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” …
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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 …
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Trump Can’t Beat Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in Court – But the Fight Might be Worth More Than a Win

Friday July 9, 2021

This article by Brechner Center Director Frank LoMonte originally appeared in The Conversation on July 9, 2021. Photo credit: “Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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Universities Continue to Block Athletes from Talking to the Media. That’s Got to Stop

Sunday September 27, 2020

This column by Brechner Center Director Frank LoMonte originally appeared on poynter.org on Sept. 23, 2020. There has never been a time when America more urgently needed to hear the voices of college …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Rap Music and Threats of Violence: A Case for the Supreme Court to Decide

Friday February 15, 2019

By Clay Calvert 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 …
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Supreme Court Offers Guidance on How to Handle Fake News

Friday April 27, 2018

The presidential election of 2016 brought with it multiple accusations of so-called fake news, along with actual examples of fictional stories, such as one that spawned a real-life shooting at a …
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What the National School Walkout Says About Schools and Free Speech

Thursday March 29, 2018

By Clay Calvert Thousands of high school students across the nation left their classes March 14 precisely at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes. The walkout served two purposes: to honor the 17 people – …
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Protecting Journalists and the First Amendment

Wednesday August 30, 2017

As the current presidential administration continues to wage war against the media, either through “fake news” finger pointing, defamation cases or limiting access to public information, there …
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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 …
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Is Spam Free Speech?

Tuesday August 22, 2017

The protection of free speech guaranteed in the First Amendment is one of the most cherished — and familiar —rights Americans enjoy. Less well-known to the average citizen are legislative acts …