“Left Out in the Cold? The Chilling of Speech, Association, and the Press in Post 9/11 America” American Civil Liberties Union & American University Law Review Symposium
September 20-21
8:00am - 7:00pm / 8:00am - 1:30pm
Panel discussions to include:
- Members of Congress panel: Setting a positive legislative agenda for the First Amendment
- Constitutional overview of post-9/11 barriers to free speech and a free press
- Surveillance and its chilling effect on First Amendment rights
- Censoring and prosecuting the press: The growing use of subpoenas and Reporters' Shield legislation
- Ideological exclusion
- Secrecy and barriers to open government
- The role of whistleblowers to facilitate government accountability
Coming Soon: More information on panels, confirmed participants, and a call for papers to be published in Volume 57 of the American University Law Review.
If you have any Questions please contact lawrev-projects-editor@wcl.american.edu
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FEE, includes: two lunches, two breakfasts, and two receptions, plus CD of program materials
- Free for WCL students
- AU WCL Faculty and Staff
- $150 general registration
- $75 for government, non-profit or academic
- Additional $100 to the above fees if CLE Accreditation is required (8.5 credits over the 2 days).
To Register for this event please click the link below:
http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm
For more information on the program
please Contact:
Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education
202.274.4075 - Phone
202.274.4079 - Fax
E-mail:
secle@wcl.american.edu
