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Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project

Three UFCJC Scholars to Participate in Panel Discussion at Annual UF Technology, Media & Privacy Law Conference

Thursday February 6, 2025

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) scholars Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, Public Relations Chair and Associate Professor Myiah Hutchens and Media …

Jane Bambauer Comments on Upcoming Supreme Court Review of Possible TikTok Ban in the U.S.

Thursday January 9, 2025

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Public Safety or Free Speech? What’s at Stake in the TikTok Case” …

Jane Bambauer Comments on the Development of the “Quantum Internet”

Tuesday May 21, 2024

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “The ‘Quantum Internet’ (and Why Washington Should Care)” …

Jane Bambauer Cohosts Hoover Institution Free-Speech Podcast; Article on Negligent AI Speech Reviewed

Monday February 26, 2024

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and the director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the cohost of “Free Speech Unmuted” with Hoover Institution fellow Eugene …

Jane Bambauer Comments on Lawsuit Against Meta Alleging Its Social Media Platforms Exploit Young People

Friday November 3, 2023

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and the director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “First They Came for Facebook and Instagram; Will Your Favorite …

Jane Bambauer Comments on Higher Education First Amendment Concerns and Meta Lawsuit

Wednesday November 1, 2023

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar and the director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida, was quoted in “Proposed Florida University Regulation Raises First Amendment Concerns” published on bestcolleges.com …
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FOIA, First Amendment and AI Experts Will Serve as Panelists at National Conferences

Tuesday October 3, 2023

David Cuillier, director of the  Brechner Freedom of Information Project, and Janet Coats, managing director of UF’s Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology, will participate on panels for the virtual National Freedom of Information Coalition summit …

Jane Bambauer Comments on Disney’s Countersuit Against Alleged Breach of Contract by the State of Florida

Wednesday September 6, 2023

Jane Bambauer, Brechner Eminent Scholar in Free Speech Law and the director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida, was quoted in “Disney Files Countersuit in State Court After Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss” …

Jane Bambauer Named UFCJC Brechner Eminent Scholar and Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Director

Thursday May 4, 2023

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) and Levin College of Law announced today that First Amendment scholar and teacher Jane Bambauer has been named UFCJC’s  Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication and professor …

UFCJC Professor Emeritus Clay Calvert Comments on Social Media Platform Editorial Rights and the Battle Over Free Speech and Abortion Access After Roe vs. Wade

Wednesday February 1, 2023

Clay Calvert, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications professor emeritus and former director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, is the author of “Supreme Court Must Step in to Defend the Editorial Rights of Social …

Clay Calvert Comments on Jacksonville Mayor’s Possible First Amendment Violation for Blocking People from Replying on His Twitter Account

Thursday December 15, 2022

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 “Mayor Lenny Curry Could Be Violating the First …

Clay Calvert Comments on First Amendment Challenges to Proposed Restrictions on Social Media Platforms

Friday December 2, 2022

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 “State Laws Targeting Social Media Platforms Face …