First Amendment and Freedom
The Newseum celebrated its final program examining the First Amendment. Among the speakers were "Fox News Sunday"'s Chris Wallace, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and legal scholar…
1,037 viewsThe Newseum celebrated its final program examining the First Amendment. Among the speakers were "Fox News Sunday"'s Chris Wallace, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and legal scholar…
1,037 viewsIn this portion of the 21st annual National Freedom of Information (FOI) Day conference, experts talked about the legal concerns with new government surveillance technology such as face recognition…
206 viewsGabe Roth, executive director of open information advocacy organization Fix the Court, spoke about efforts to gain more access for journalists and the public to the federal court system. This portion…
59 viewsThe first panel of the annual National Freedom of Information (FOI) Day conference featured advocates who spoke about the importance of a free press and court cases challenging government agencies for…
118 viewsThe Freedom Forum Institute hosted a discussion on the role of special counsels. Among the speakers were former Clinton and Carter administration official Stuart Eizenstat, George Washington…
1,287 viewsLegal experts previewed Supreme Court oral argument in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra, which the high court was to hear on March 20, 2018. The case concerns…
634 viewsThe Newseum hosted a panel discussion commemorating the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters in Paris. Panelists, including journalists…
731 viewsStephen Bates, Leslie Griffin, Hal Berghel, and Gene Policinski participated in a panel discussion on freedom of speech.
389 viewsThe editors and a contributor to the book Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security talked about the legal and policy issues surrounding the media’s coverage of national…
420 viewsKathleen Carroll talked about the future of journalism. Topics included dangers journalists face, as well as what has changed for news operations in the year since former National Security…
200 viewsCo-authors Lee Levine and Stephen Wermiel talked about their book, The Progeny: Justice William J. Brennan’s Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan, in which they tell the…
626 viewsAcademic scholars and journalists who covered the March on Washington August 28, 1963, provided their perspectives on the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, famous “I Have a Dream” speech from the…
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