Leading experts on free speech and the First Amendment gather for an engaging and timely discussion on recent campus protests involving Israel, Hamas, and Palestinians.
Festschrift honoring the academic career and scholarship of Douglas Laycock, Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the Alice McKean Young Regents Chair in Law Emeritus at the University of Texas School of Law.
A conversation on the Texas drag ban that was struck down on First Amendment grounds, other similar bans, and the broader implications for the queer community and free speech generally.
The Global Summit offers the opportunity to showcase ideas in all areas of constitutionalism, to highlight publications in the field, to engage in rewarding and collaborative intellectual exchange, and to enjoy occasions for informal interaction.
Asma Uddin (professor, author and attorney) and award-winning journalist Emma Green (The New Yorker) join The First Amendment Center for this important discussion.
First Amendment Center Director, Steven Collis, participates in a panel at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 80th anniversary of the events he writes about in his book The Immortals.
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."
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.”
Free Speech Week Event: Professors Laura Weinrib and David Rabban discuss the conflicting views about academic freedom and its relationship to the First Amendment.
Guests RonNell Andersen Jones and Lyrissa Lidsky discuss press freedom and new challenges and changes to the media landscape, along with a special conversation for law students.
The Texas Law Federalist Society hosts an engaging panel discussion regarding religious exemptions during Covid and the impact of Roman Catholic Diocese v. Cuomo.
Join Professors Nelson Tebbe (Cornell Law)and Eugene Volokh (UCLA Law) for a conversation regarding how and whether current applications of free speech doctrines affect disparities in income, wealth, and other goods; whether those applications should be altered; and the disagreements and controversies arising from some of the proposed changes. Moderated by Texas Law Professor Steven Collis.
Join Dean Farnsworth, Professor Steven Collis, the hosts of the nationally-acclaimed Pantsuit Politics Podcast and members of UT's traditionally conservative and progressive student organizations for an honest look at how they’re staying friends—or not—in this fractious election season.
Join the Clements Center for National Security and the The Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center in a discussion with David A. French, Senior Editor of The Dispatch, and University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell on French's recently published book.
