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Clay Calvert Comments on the Senate Impeachment Trial of Former President Trump
February 9, 2021
Clay Calvert Comments on Florida Lawmakers Challenges to Tech Companies Over Free Speech Censorship
February 3, 2021
A few thoughts on #BigTech proposed #Florida legislation, including #FirstAmendment and #RightNotToSpeak and deplatforming . . . @UFJSchool @UFLaw . . . @LaurenceEsq @LegalTalkNet . . . Also talking #Packingham dicta about public forums
DeSantis vs. Big Tech
Florida’s effort to prevent censorship and political favoritism on social media... but is it Constitutional? @ProfClayCalvert from the University of Florida explains ⬇️
https://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/legal-talk-today/2021/02/desantis-vs-big-tech/
#Tennessee lawmakers seeking to stifle #TakeAKnee and #FirstAmendment rights of student-athletes? . . . A few thoughts in @washingtonpost article by @Glynn_Hill . . . https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/02/24/tennessee-gop-anthem-protest/ @UFJSchool @UFLaw . . . Third graf below makes my point . . .
Discussed #Tornillo this semester in #MediaLaw @UFLaw . . . and #RenoVsACLU extending print-medium full #FirstAmendment protection to Internet speakers . . . #RightNotToSpeak #CompelledSpeech challenge seems ripe if adopted @MiamiHerald @UFJSchool https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article249428520.html
#UFLaw/@UFJSchool @ProfClayCalvert quoted in @MiamiHerald https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article249428520.html
Come listen to our #JMCQ outstanding article winner @CommStatProf explain more about his research in this podcast from @SAGEmedia_comm: https://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/9/b/9/9b9bd2a4d610b38e/dr_waddell_podcast_draft_1.mp3?c_id=95225591&cs_id=95225591&expiration=1613088965&hwt=e64e7f88da067ab0e47dac45cc049f87 https://twitter.com/jmcquarterly/status/1359965494170832896
Did you know that we had podcasts? You can find them here: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jmq. You will need to scroll down to see them, and we would love to hear about what you learn. #JMCQ
Larry Flynt, who has died, was a hugely controversial figure in First Amendment law. I'm teaching Hustler/Falwell this week, coincidentally. And if you want a deeper dive into his ideas and impact, I suggest @ProfClayCalvert's work, much of it w/ Robert Richards. A sample below:
A few uncensored thoughts in his office by one the most controversial figures I've met: Video: #LarryFlynt @ImLarryFlynt and the #FirstAmendment
Video: Larry Flynt and the First Amendment
Larry Flynt, the controversial creator of
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What The Politics?! Episode 21: Analyzing the First Amendment on @wnct9 . . . Discussing #incitement and #TwitterBan . . . @UFJSchool @UFLaw
What The Politics?! Episode 21: Analyzing the First Amendment
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Former President Donald Trump‘s second impeachment trial began in the Senate Tuesday ...
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How Fox News Will Fight a $2.7 Billion Suit About the 2020 Election | Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/how-fox-news-will-fight-a-2-7-billion-suit-about-the-2020-election
A few thoughts in @washingtonpost story by @amarimow before it all starts tomorrow . . . https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-impeachment-trial-constitutional-senate/2021/02/08/fb1c2a4e-6a09-11eb-ba56-d7e2c8defa31_story.html . . . @UFJSchool @UFLaw
Seeing half-full glasses in 2021: Rejected from a journal, but . . . it found my article "well-researched and compelling." How cool is that? In fact, remarkably so, it found BOTH of my articles it rejected today "well-researched and compelling." Makes my glass totally full!👍
FESLR is presenting our first panel on 2/10 at 6:00pm via Zoom! Join @UFLaw graduates, students, and professionals as we discuss the latest developments in the sports and entertainment industry. Register for the event HERE by 2/9: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.office.com_Pages_ResponsePage.aspx-3Fid-3D-2DKBNDTFKdk2s5gpiMx4bhBsVzguy9xtGj0uAcTAv-5FqlUQllEMzM5WlhLTFJBTDJEM0k1RENBRENXMC4u&d=DwMFaQ&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=ZpEbyI7I71Ow8lWy7PkHFg&m=UKe3g7BrhkgT_Xf_Po-WO-80ihr0Xv2Hb5m90TLFRSU&s=2QLaeH0_SH52rWAJrBYOhcnBbqiZHD7tLLOF6IfDCdY&e=
Go Gators!🐊
I think somebody told me . . . Maybe @thekillers . . . channeled at @WSJ
Neither a pandemic nor a little drizzle (nor even a Friday afternoon) can stop the socially distanced teaching of @HarrisonHove at @UFJSchool @UFJouDept @UFNews . . .
Folks @UFJSchool is hiring an Associate and Assistant Professor to advance the study of AI in media and communication & an Assistant Prof in PR. https://www.jou.ufl.edu/home/about/cjc-job-opportunities/
So many interesting #Libel cases today to teach as they unfold https://www.smartmatic.com/uploads/Smartmatic_Complaint_Against_Fox_Corporation.pdf
"Do we want a crazy quilt of state regulations or do we want uniform rules adopted on the federal level?" #UFLaw/@UFJSchool Prof. @ProfClayCalvert in @startribune https://www.startribune.com/florida-lawmakers-challenge-silicon-valley-over-censorship/600018100/
Plexiglass . . . HyFlex . . . Digress . . . What’s Next . . . ???
Florida lawmakers challenge tech companies over what they claim is 'censorship'
Florida lawmakers challenge tech companies over what they claim is âcensorship‘
Florida lawmakers, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, intensified their battle with Facebook, Twitter and Silicon Valley when ...
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No ducking the issues in #MediaLaw . . . although I'm the only one quacking up at my own jokes . . . @UFJSchool . . .
