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The Newseum celebrated its final program examining the First Amendment. Among the speakers were "Fox News Sunday"'s Chris Wallace, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and legal scholar Fl…

In this portion of the 21st annual National Freedom of Information (FOI) Day conference, experts talked about the legal concerns with new government surveillance technology such as face reco…

Gabe Roth, executive director of open information advocacy organization Fix the Court, spoke about efforts to gain more access for journalists and the public to the federal court system. …

The first panel of the annual National Freedom of Information (FOI) Day conference featured advocates who spoke about the importance of a free press and court cases challenging government ag…

The Freedom Forum Institute hosted a discussion on the role of special counsels. Among the speakers were former Clinton and Carter administration official Stuart Eizenstat, George Washington…

Legal experts previewed Supreme Court oral argument in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra, which the high court was to hear on March 20, 2018. The case concer…

The Newseum hosted a panel discussion commemorating the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine headquarters in Paris. Panelists, including journalists and…

Stephen Bates, Leslie Griffin, Hal Berghel, and Gene Policinski participated in a panel discussion on freedom of speech.

The editors and a contributor to the book Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security talked about the legal and policy issues surrounding the media’s cove…

Kathleen Carroll talked about the future of journalism. Topics included dangers journalists face, as well as what has changed for news operations in the year since former National Security A…

Co-authors Lee Levine and Stephen Wermiel talked about their book, The Progeny: Justice William J. Brennan’s Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan, in which they tell th…

Academic scholars and journalists who covered the March on Washington August 28, 1963, provided their perspectives on the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, famous “I Have a Dream” speech f…

Panelists talked about media coverage of racial issues. Topics included changing journalistic and U.S. racial demographics; the controversy surrounding Philadelphia Magazine’s cover story, “…

Journalists and political communication scholars talked about analyzing presidential debates, focusing on what is important beyond “who won” and “who lost.” They discussed debate formats, le…

Panelists talked about the effects of social media on court cases. They talked through a hypothetical case and moved through a series of motions considering the different perspectives of the…

Journalists talked about changes in the news media and about coverage of the courts. Topics included the impact of social media, the 24-hour news cycle and, and the quality of reporting. The…

Panelists talked about the intersection of criminal law, national security, and the First Amendment. Major topics included the Pentagon Papers, the AIPAC Espionage Act case, recent Wikileaks…

Panelists talked about new media, ways in which government can regulate it, and what new technologies have the possibility to change they way things are regulated. Topics included new techno…

Panelists talked about the future of journalism, most notably the challenges currently facing newspapers and whether they should get a bailout. Topics included the recession and its impact o…

A panel discussion was held on balancing the protection of children online and free speech rights. Gene Policinski moderated. “Mission Impossible? Protecting Kids and Free Speech Online…