Co-hosted by FIRE, and NYU’s First Amendment Watch, the National Constitution Center’s 2024 First Amendment Summit convenes America’s leading thinkers for a vigorous discussion of the state of free speech in America and around the globe. A keynote conversation about global free speech with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post will be followed by discussions of free speech on campus and online. Panelists include FIRE Vice President of Campus Advocacy Alex Morey, Nadine Strossen, author of Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know, Jonathan Turley, author of the new book The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage, Mary Anne Franks, author of the new book Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment, Keith Whittington, author of You Can't Teach That!: The Battle over University Classrooms, and Kenji Yoshino of NYU School of Law.
A welcome reception with access to the National Constitution Center's new First Amendment gallery will take place from 4:30–5:30 p.m. The program will directly follow from 5:30–7 p.m.
This event is presented in partnership with FIRE and NYU’s First Amendment Watch.
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