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![Past Coordinator of Commission on Free Speech Reflects on the Importance of Education](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screen-Shot-2023-10-17-at-4.03.20-PM-351x185.jpeg)
By: William Gorden, Professor Emeritus of the School of Communication at Kent State University. He served as Coordinator of the…
![Religious Freedom v. Equal Protection: Clashing American Rights](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screen-Shot-2023-09-26-at-2.04.25-PM-351x185.png)
Researchers from the Center for First Amendment Studies recently published an edited volume on the subject of recent clashes between…
![Frank Snepp: Learning Media Law and the First Amendment May Save Your Life](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_3987-2-351x185.jpeg)
Frank Snepp is a Peabody Award winning journalist and has lived an interesting life spanning from CIA spy, to being…
![Website is Back! Plus a Report on Center Activities During the Pandemic Era](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_1489-e1695424308545-351x185.jpeg)
We are back to providing regular updates to the website. The pandemic was a difficult time for so many. For…
![Reflections on Law and Policy at the 2023 Broadcast Education Association Convention](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Screen-Shot-2023-04-26-at-10.32.11-AM-351x185.jpeg)
The Law and Policy Division of the BEA featured many panels that highlighted many of the most pressing issues in…
![The Center Appears at the National Communication Association’s Annual Convention: Director Elected Editor of First Amendment Studies Journal](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-18-at-12.39.35-PM-351x185.png)
The Center for First Amendment Studies continues to remain active in the National Communication Association (NCA). The Center’s Director, Dr.…
![New White Paper Published on Academic Freedom and Hate Speech](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Campus_protest_march_against_hate_speech_29529064754-351x185.jpg)
The Center has published a new white paper on academic freedom and hate speech. Dr. Craig Smith, Director Emeritus of…
![Center Visits the University of Calgary to Talk Free Speech, Press, and Religion in Schools](http://firstamendmentstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Calgary-Photo-1-351x185.jpg)
Dr. Kevin Johnson and Dr. Jennifer Asenas visited with over 80 students at the University of Calgary to discuss comparative…