Author: Gene Policinski
Defending all of us by Defending a Free Press
We should all be concerned when journalists are prevented from representing us when and where news occurs.
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Two Champions of Freedom Now Gone From Us: Keith, Lugar
Damon Keith. Richard Lugar. Two American citizens whose lives and commitment to freedom and the United States made differences for all of us.
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Losing our Core Freedoms by Not Knowing We Have Them
In 2019, widespread ignorance of our core freedoms and how our government functions is just plain dangerous.
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Journalists May be Stuck with Assange’s First Amendment Defense
Journalists are the watchdogs by which we all can know information improperly classified, withheld for political gain or around which legitimate debate should occur.
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American University’s Washington College of Law Wins 2019 Moot Court Competition
Abigail Kittridge and Stephen Moss of American University’s Washington College of Law were the winning team in the March 22-23 competition.
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Existing Libel Laws Protect the Right to Speak Freely – For All of Us
Make no mistake: The impact of chilling or weakening the Times legal protections will reach into every home, every cellphone and every social media post.
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On Campus Speech: Thanks, Mr. President — But No Thanks
Taking a shortcut through the First Amendment in the name of free speech is not a good idea — and that’s what Trump’s approach will be.
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Student Journalism: More Needed Than Ever
We take note of the great work being done by journalists who happen to be students as we recognize the 50th anniversary of a major student-First Amendment decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A Growing List: 2019 Threats to First Amendment Freedoms
More of us than ever appear concerned about our First Amendment rights than at any time in the past 25 years.
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Time to Stand up for Journalists, for the Pursuit of Truth
We must defend journalism and commit to the pursuit of truth, even when it means extra effort to separate it out from misleading and false information.
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