Non-Media Speech: Is it Free?

Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group Teleforum

The First Amendment reads, in part, "Congress shall make no law . . .abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . ." Are there, and should there be, different levels of freedom of speech for media and non-media speakers? If so, how should "media" and "non-media" be defined, and who should decide? Our experts will debate a recent Texas Court of Appeals decision that surprised some observers.

• Prof. Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
• Prof. Sonja R. West, University of Georgia School of Law

The First Amendment reads, in part, "Congress shall make no law . . .abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . ." Are there, and should there be, different levels of freedom of speech for media and non-media speakers? If so, how should "media" and "non-media" be defined, and who should decide? Our experts will debate a recent Texas Court of Appeals decision that surprised some observers.

• Prof. Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law
• Prof. Sonja R. West, University of Georgia School of Law

Call begins at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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