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 […]
First Amendment: Crash Course
What is the First Amendment? What are the basics that I need to know? Why does […]
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 […]
Maine School of Law: Justice for Women Lecture
The twelfth annual Justice For Women Lecture will be presented on April 26, 2023, at 7:00 pm in Hannaford […]
4th of July Celebration
Join us at our patriotic lawn party as Augusta's Fourth of July parade marches past the […]