Nadine Strossen, the John Marshall Harlan II Professor Emerita at New York Law School and past national President of the American Civil Liberties Union (1991-2008), is a Senior Fellow with FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights and Education) and a leading expert and frequent speaker/media commentator on constitutional law and civil liberties, who has testified before Congress on multiple occasions. She serves on the advisory boards of the ACLU, Academic Freedom Alliance, Heterodox Academy, National Coalition Against Censorship, and the University of Austin.
The National Law Journal has named Strossen one of America’s "100 Most Influential Lawyers"; several other publications have named her one of the country’s most influential women; and she has received many honorary degrees and awards.
When Strossen stepped down as ACLU President, three (ideologically diverse) Supreme Court Justices participated in her farewell/tribute luncheon: Justices Ginsburg, Scalia, and Souter.
She is the author of HATE: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship (2018) and Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know (forthcoming 2023). She is also the Host and Project Consultant for Free To Speak (working title), a 3-hour documentary film series on free speech scheduled for release in autumn 2023.
Her book Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women’s Rights was named a New York Times “notable book” of 1995, and her book HATE was selected as the “Common Read” by Washington University and Washburn University.
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Free to Speak with Nadine Strossen
North Carolina Student Chapter
Hanes Art Center, Room 121115 S. Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Free Speech and Its Limits: Should it Protect Even Antisemitic Hate Speech, Advocacy of Terrorism, and Social Media Disinformation?
Philadelphia Lawyers Chapter
The Pyramid Club1735 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
A Plea for Free Speech in Boston, Remembering Frederick Douglass's 1860 Speech
Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law School WCC 20041585 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom
San Diego Student Chapter
Pardee Legal Research Center Room 1325998 Alcala Park Way
San Diego, CA 92110
The State of Free Speech in 2023
California-Hastings Student Chapter
UC Hastings College of the Law200 McAllister St
San Francisco, CA 94102
A Plea for Free Speech in Boston, Remembering Frederick Douglass's 1860 Speech
Harvard Student Chapter
On Wednesday, November 29, the Harvard Student Chapter held a conversation, produced in partnership with...
A Plea for Free Speech in Boston, Remembering Frederick Douglass's 1860 Speech
Harvard Student Chapter
On Wednesday, November 29, the Harvard Student Chapter held a conversation, produced in partnership with...
Panel 3 - Should the Land of Lincoln Cancel Lincoln?
In midst of the pandemic, among the many urgent public demands, Chicago took the time...
Panel 3 - Should the Land of Lincoln Cancel Lincoln?
In midst of the pandemic, among the many urgent public demands, Chicago took the time...
Fireside Chat with Nadine Strossen
Free speech champion and icon Nadine Strossen joins Erik Jaffe for a virtual “fireside” chat...