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Clay Calvert Comments on Lawsuits Filed Against Florida’s Social Media Anti-Censorship Law

Monday June 14, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Lawsuit says Florida’s Social Media …

Clay Calvert Comments on Florida Legislation Fining Social Media Companies Who Deplatform Political Candidates

Friday May 28, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is featured in “Social Media Policing in Florida” on the …

Jasmine McNealy Contributes to Online Site for Reporting Deceptive Design Patterns

Thursday May 20, 2021

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, is part of a 12-member team and a researcher for a new online site …

Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida Social Media Deplatforming Law

Tuesday May 18, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Why You Should Care About Florida’s New …

Clay Calvert Comments on Press Ban During Gov. DeSantis Voting Bill Signing

Friday May 7, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Fox News Says It Didn’t’ Know DeSantis …

Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida Bill Allowing Students to Record Lectures for Use as Political Bias Evidence

Tuesday April 27, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Bill Would Allow Students to Record Professor Lectures to Use as Political Bias Evidence” …

Clay Calvert Comments on Popular Central Florida Law Enforcement Social Media Posts

Tuesday April 20, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Orlando Social Media Stars: Florida Sheriffs Find Viral Fame, But Methods Not Without Critics” …
Jasmine McNealy

Jasmine McNealy to Present in Virtual Webinar on Sonic Policy

Monday April 12, 2021

Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications associate director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Telecommunication associate professor, is the featured presenter in “Sonic Policy,” a Quello Center …

Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida House Bill Requiring Student Surveys at Public Universities

Thursday April 8, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “How Not to Protect Free Speech” published in Popular Information on April 8. The article focuses …

Clay Calvert Comments on Proposed Florida Legislation Assessing the Political Climate at Florida Universities

Friday April 2, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Senators Debate Intellectual Freedom and Cancel Culture” published on …

Clay Calvert Comments on a Possible Trial for the Capitol Riot and a Florida Legislature Proposal to Survey Campus Political Views

Monday March 15, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in the opinion column “Trump and the Capitol Riot: What Could a Trial Look Like” published in Asbury …

Clay Calvert Featured in Legal Talk Network Podcast on DeSantis vs. Big Tech

Thursday March 4, 2021

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the featured guest in “DeSantis vs. Big Tech,” an episode of the Legal Talk Network podcast on Feb. 26. The …