Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project Archives

Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project

Clay Calvert Comments on First Amendment Rights and Offensive Wording

Monday May 13, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Window-Sticker Arrest: Is it Offensive Sure, But Obscene? Maybe Not” published in The …

Clay Calvert Comments on Targeting Journalists in the Aftermath of Julian Assange Arrest

Tuesday April 16, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Trump Dismisses Fears Assange Case Signals Effort to Stifle Media” posted on KTXS-TV, the ABC …

Clay Calvert Comments on Law Suits Challenging Free Speech

Thursday April 11, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “What’s a Threat? Arrest of Ocala Rapper Test Limits on Speech” published in The Gainesville …

Clay Calvert Comments on Possible Supreme Court Clarification of theTrue Threats Doctrine

Monday March 18, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of “What Killer Mike Can Teach SCOTUS” published on CNN.com on March 18. Calvert writes about the …

Clay Calvert Articles Cited in Supreme Court Amicus Brief on True Threats Doctrine

Friday March 8, 2019

Two law journal articles co-authored by Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, were cited in an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the …

Clay Calvert Comments on Jeff Bezos Allegations Against the National Enquirer

Tuesday February 12, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Jeff Bezos vs. National Enquirer: Did AMI Break Any Laws?” published in Variety on Feb. 8. The …

Clay Calvert Pens Article on the First Amendment and True Threats of Violence

Tuesday January 29, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the author of “Rap Music and Threats of Violence: A Case for the Supreme Court to Decide” published in The …

Clay Calvert and Frank LoMonte Pen Article on Challenges to Public-Comment Periods

Monday January 28, 2019

Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, and Frank LoMonte, director of the College’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, …

Clay Calvert Comments on Statements that Cannot be Made about Julian Assange

Wednesday January 9, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Julian Assange Fails the Smell Test” published in The Washington Post on Jan. 7. Columnist Erik …

Clay Calvert Comments on a Federal Defamation Lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida

Monday January 7, 2019

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Media Company Fires Back at Ex-Trump Staffer’s $100M Suit Over Stripper Abortion Report” …

Clay Calvert Comments on What Constitutes a True Threat of Violence

Monday November 5, 2018

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, was quoted in “Should People Have Called the Cops Over Cesar Sayoc’s MAGA Van?” published on VICE.com on Oct. …

Clay Calvert Comments on Ed Whelan Tweet Controversy

Monday September 24, 2018

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Professor Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, was quoted in “The Kavanaugh Controversy Meets Fake News. Real Fake News.” published in The …