ABA Journal

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Free Speech or Censorship? Social Media Litigation is a Hot Legal Battleground” published in the April 2019 ABA Journal. The article raises concerns about the future…

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Posted: April 1, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is quoted in “Can Anti-Profanity Laws and the Fighting Words Doctrine Be Squared with the First Amendment?” published in the April 2018 edition of the ABA Journal. The article addresses the…

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Posted: April 4, 2018

University of Florida Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director Clay Calvert was featured in the article, “Panel Issues Guidance on Best Lawyer Advertising”  in the print and online editions of the August 2016 issue of ABA Journal. Calvert commented on how the content of ads for lawyers can help…

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Posted: August 5, 2016

The ABA Journal quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert regarding the judicial split of authority regarding the constitutionality of anti-surcharge statutes, including Florida’s law, as they affect the First Amendment freedom of speech in this story in the March 2016 issue, “Federal appeals courts split over law…

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Posted: March 7, 2016

The ABA Journal quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert about a court ruling striking down a Florida Bar ban on attorneys promoting themselves as specialists and experts unless they have a certificate from the Florida Bar in this story in the February 2016 issue, “Florida rules prohibiting uncertified…

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Posted: February 5, 2016

The ABA Journal quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert about a Virginia Supreme Court ruling regarding restrictions on the speech of attorneys in the November 1 story,  “Virginia Supreme Court holds that advertising rules may be applied to a lawyer’s blog.”

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Posted: October 29, 2013

The ABA Journal quotes Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert regarding disclosure of merchant credit card fees as first amendment protected speech in the October 1 story,  “Merchants say loss of credit card ‘swipe fees’ violates their 1st Amendment rights.”

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Posted: October 7, 2013

Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication Clay Calvert is quoted in the November 2012 issue of the ABA Journal in a story about schools and employers requesting individuals to disclose their passwords for social media accounts. Read story →

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Posted: October 30, 2012