Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center

The rights secured by the First Amendment include the liberties of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the freedoms to peacefully assemble and petition the government. Texas Law's newest Center, led by Director Steven T. Collis, provides opportunities for deliberation about these rights and the controversies related to them. Such deliberation may occur in forms that include conferences, scholarship, lectures, conversations, and debates.

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September 29, 2022
Mark Movsesian (St. John’s University School of Law)

With an increase in people leaving organized religion in the United States, Professor Mark Movsesian will discuss his recent essay, "The New Thoreaus", on how the law should treat these religious “Nones.”
October 21, 2022
Nury Turkel, author of “No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs”

Nury Turkel, Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, joins us to discuss his latest book "No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs."

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August 31, 2022

First Amendment Center Year in Review (2021-2022)

An update on the Center's continued success and how we are expanding.

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Mark Movsesian (St. John’s University School of Law)

Nury Turkel, author of “No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs”

Latest News

First Amendment Center Year in Review (2021-2022)