Speaker Series
Tales from a Maine Investigative Journalist
A Reporter for America corps member Kate Cough will share tales of her time as an investigative reporter […]
Virtual Screening: Battleground
Battleground is an intimate look at our political divide, as seen through the eyes of two […]
Why We Must Defend the Free Speech Rights of Our Enemies
In this free online talk, Nico Perrino will argue that it is essential to defend the […]
Waging A Good War
In Mississippi, it used to be illegal to teach Black students their constitutional rights. Thomas E. Ricks' […]
“Let Truth Have Fair Play”: Elihu Palmer’s Struggle for Religious Freedom
In this First Amendment speaker series event, Professor Kirsten Fischer will discuss her new book, American […]
What are they afraid of?
In spite of First Amendment guarantees in the U.S. Constitution, attacks on books, writers, and free […]
Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court
Simon Tam and Joe X. Jiang are Asian-American rock stars who notoriously took a First Amendment […]
Curating Under Pressure
Join Janet Marstine for a discussion of her co-edited book, Curating Under Pressure (Routledge 2020), on Tuesday, […]
The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
Critically acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Ellis Cose joins the First Amendment Museum for a discussion […]
Press Freedom and Social Media
In this speaker series event, Emily Hockett, legal fellow at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of […]