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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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Jasmine McNealy Pens Article on Spam Email First Amendment Challenges

Wednesday August 2, 2017

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication assistant professor, is the author of “Spam and the First Amendment Redux: Free Speech Issues in …
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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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Ministry of Truth a Looming Danger

Wednesday June 21, 2017

The federal government recently established a department tasked with identifying truth. Do the American people really need the government to establish truth from untruth?

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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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Fake News, Censorship and the Third-Person Effect

Monday March 13, 2017

Many believe that they can spot fake news, while others out there surely will be duped. This is consistent with what research refers to as the third-person effect.

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Amazon v. NYT: A Case in the Court of Public Opinion

Wednesday March 2, 2016

Understanding the battle between Amazon.com and The New York Times. Was it simply bad press?

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Can Schools Punish Students for Off-campus, Online Speech?

Tuesday January 12, 2016

The Supreme Court will soon decide if it will hear a case involving the off-campus speech rights of students.

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Washington Post cites Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project brief

Monday November 24, 2014

The friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project with the U.S. Supreme Court in the true threats case of Elonis v. United States is cited in the Nov. 24, 2014 …