David Hudson: Lozman decision has 3 golden nuggets for free expression advocates
Supreme Court strikes down Minnesota law banning political apparel at voting sites
Hudson: Judge's decision shows solicitude for religious liberty rights of inmates
When can public employees be punished for off-duty, private online speech?
Judge dismisses defamation suit by "grassroots" journalist over a tweet
Inmate has a First Amendment right not to be a snitch, 2nd Circuit Court rules
Florida judge: Government officials cannot promote prayer vigil in Ocala shooting
Ronald Collins: 8 free expression takeaways from Masterpiece Cakeshop case
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The collection has more than 1,500 articles on First Amendment topics, court cases and history. Browse our table of contents and learn more about searching and using the encyclopedia.
For News Media Interviews
First Amendment Issues
Ken Paulson
Dean of the College of Media and Entertainment
President of the First Amendment Center
@kenpaulson1
615-898-2467
Ken.Paulson@mtsu.edu
Constitutional History
John R. Vile
Dean and Professor of Political Science
Dean of the University Honors College
Journalism Issues
Deborah Fisher
Director of the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies
615-494-7907
Deborah.Fisher@mtsu.edu
Student rights, public employee speech, commercial speech
David L. Hudson Jr.
Co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, author; and author of Let The Students Speak: A History of the Fight for Freedom of Expression in American Schools (2011) and First Amendment: Freedom of Speech (2012).
About John Seigenthaler
The First Amendment Encyclopedia is presented by the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies at Middle Tennessee State University.
