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Hot Topics in Free Speech and Free Press: New Controversies on the Slippery Slope

Wednesday December 06
2017

  • By: American Bar Association
  • Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location:
    Webinar/Teleseminar, NY

AVAILABLE AS IN PERSON EVENT AND WEBINAR

Registration Information

If you are unable to attend in person, you can register for the webinar here.

To register for the in person panel, which will take place at 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington D.C. 20036, please select the "Register Now" button that appears on the top right hand corner of this webpage.

Description

Reception with wine, beer, and light refreshments to follow

This roundtable discussion will explore several current free press and free speech controversies, including: White House threats to broadcast licenses and other criticism of the news media; the growing volume of clashes on campuses over controversial speakers; the National Football League “take a knee” movement; and a look at the free speech issues in the pending Supreme Court case involving a Colorado baker’s refusal to provide a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.

Speakers
- Robert Corn-Revere, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine

- Catherine Ross, Professor, George Washington University Law School

- Gene Policinski, Senior Vice President, Newseum Institute First Amendment Center

Moderator
- Steve Wermiel, Professor, American University Washington College of Law; Co-Chair, ABA Section on Civil Rights & Social Justice First Amendment Rights Committee

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Section at crsj@americanbar.org.

 

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