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Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project

Jasmine McNealy To Be Featured in Livestream Conversation on Reducing Misinformation on Social Media

Wednesday January 27, 2021

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, will participate in a livestream conversation on “Improving …

Clay Calvert Explains the First Amendment and How it Applies to Social Media Platforms

Thursday January 21, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is featured in an ATTN segment on the First Amendment posted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on Jan. 21. Calvert …

Clay Calvert Discusses First Amendment Rights in Regard to Social Media Platforms

Thursday January 14, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, participated in a discussion on First Amendment rights with “Good Day DC” anchor Jeannette Reyes. The segment …

Jasmine McNealy Comments on Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act

Thursday January 14, 2021

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, was interviewed in “Trump Social Media Ban Will Feature in Future …

Clay Calvert Comments on Social Media Blocking Trump

Tuesday January 12, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Why the First Amendment Can’t Protect Trump on Twitter or Save Parler” published on cnet.com …

Clay Calvert Comments on Trump’s Twitter Ban and the First Amendment

Monday January 11, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “President Trump Permanently Banned from Twitter Over Risk He Could Incite Violence” published in …

Clay Calvert Comments on Possible Defamation Lawsuits Against Sidney Powell and Donald Trump

Friday January 8, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Dominion CEO Says the Voting-Technology Company Will Bring a Defamation Lawsuit Against Sidney …

Clay Calvert Comments on False Claims Against Voting Machine Companies

Monday December 21, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “The ‘Red Slime’ Lawsuit That Could Sink Right-Wing Media” published in The New York Times on …

Jasmine McNealy Comments on Google’s AI Ethics Research Changes

Thursday December 17, 2020

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, was quoted in “From Whistleblower Laws to Unions: How Google’s …

Jasmine McNealy is Featured in Discussion on Selling Online Privacy and Reputation

Thursday November 5, 2020

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, is featured in “Author Meets Critics: The Identity Trade: Selling …

Jasmine McNealy Named Center for Governmental Responsibility Fellow

Monday October 19, 2020

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, has been named a fellow at the UF Levin College of Law Center for …

Clay Calvert Comments on the First Amendment and Access to Public Records in Florida

Wednesday September 30, 2020

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, commented in “The First Amendment and Florida’s Historic Access to Public Records” broadcast on WESH-TV, the …