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Monday, June 13, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET: The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold the second in its series of hearings discussing former President Trumps election fraud claims and how they are related to the Capitol attack. The select committee will hear testimony from two panels. The first panel will include former Fox news political director Chris Stirewalt. Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien was also scheduled to speak on the first panel, but will not testify due to a family emergency. The second panel will feature election lawyer Ben Ginsberg, former U.S. Attorney BJay Pak, and former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt.
Monday, June 13, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. ET: Lawfare and the Brookings Institution will host an event to discuss the Special Immigrant Visa program, ongoing resettlement issues for Afghan evacuees, and Allies, Lawfares new narrative podcast series on the matter. The event will feature opening remarks from Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of Lawfare, followed by a panel discussion. Panelists include: Bryce Klehm, associate editor of Lawfare; Shala Gafary, managing attorney of Project-Afghan Legal Assistance at Humans Rights First; Matt Zeller, senior adviser at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America; and Steven M. Miska, executive director of First Amendment Voice.
Monday, June 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. ET: The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will host a panel discussion concerning the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, war in eastern Europe, and increase in energy prices on the European economy. Panelists include: Nathan Sheets, global chief economist at Citibank; Desmond Lachman, senior fellow at AEI; Carlo Cottarelli, director of the Osservatorio sui Conti Pubblici Italiani at LUniversit Cattolica; and Paolo Mauro, deputy director of the Fiscal Affairs Department within the International Monetary Fund.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. ET: The Atlantic Council will host its seventh annual central and eastern European energy security conference. The event will focus on promoting transatlantic cooperation and energy diversification in central and eastern Europe to weaken the influence of Russian oil and gas in the region. The event will feature remarks from a range of experts and leaders in government and the private sector.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. ET: AEI will host a panel discussion on efforts by American and European politicians to limit Chinese economic influence on western economies. Panelists include: Derek Scissors, senior fellow at AEI; Rep. Darin LaHood of Illinois; Adolfo Urso, chairman of the Italian Parliament Intelligence Committee; and James Palmer, deputy editor at Foreign Policy.
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. ET: The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University will host a talk about Indian military strategy in the Kargil War. . The event will feature the remarks fromArzan Tarapore, South Asia research scholar at Stanford University's Asia-Pacific Research Center.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. ET: The Atlantic Council will host an event to launch a new report on cybersecurity and central bank digital currencies from its GeoEconomics Center. The event will include a panel discussion with Giulia Fanti, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council; Neha Narula, director of theDigital Currency Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab; and Michael Mosier, former acting director of the U.S. Treasurys Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. ET: The Atlantic Council will host an event to examine the partnership between European Union and African Union leaders following the EU-AU Summit and how it connects to EU-U.S. cooperation in Africa. The event will feature remarks from a range of experts and leaders in government.
Employment Announcements (More details on the Job Board)
Director, Federal Government Affairs, R Street Institute
Program Associate and Special Assistant to the Executive Director, Reiss Center on Law and Security and NYU Center for Cybersecurity
Postdoc Research Position in Cybersecurity Policy, Tufts University
Program Assistant, National Security Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
Program Associate, National Security Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University
Summer Research Assistant, National Security Institute
Call for Papers, American Journal of International Law
Deputy Director, Security & Surveillance Project, Center for Democracy and Technology
Senior Associate, Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law
Program Coordinator, Asia Program, The German Marshall Fund
External Affairs Officer, Digital Innovation Democracy Initiative, The German Marshall Fund
Request for Resumes, Department of Defense Office of the General Counsel
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The Week That Will Be - Lawfare - Lawfare
- Gateway Church wins tithing lawsuit dismissal as federal judge cites First Amendment - The Roys Report - June 28th, 2026 [June 28th, 2026]
- ACLU raises First Amendment concerns over Hartland library boards decision to reshelve LGBTQ+ books - News From The States - June 28th, 2026 [June 28th, 2026]
- Weakening Government Coercion by Strengthening Government Regulation - | Knight First Amendment Institute - June 28th, 2026 [June 28th, 2026]
- Former Executive Sues Meta Over Attempts To Silence Her Memoir, Careless People - First Amendment Watch - June 28th, 2026 [June 28th, 2026]
- ACLU raises First Amendment concerns over Hartland library boards decision to reshelve LGBTQ+ books - Iosco County News Herald - June 28th, 2026 [June 28th, 2026]
- New York City Council Candidate Is Accused of Forgery Over AI-Generated Posts - First Amendment Watch - June 28th, 2026 [June 28th, 2026]
- Why the Prairieland case is more about disproportionate justice than it is the First Amendment - Media Nation - June 28th, 2026 [June 28th, 2026]
- Reflecting on Americas 250th anniversary: The First Amendment - Princeton University Press - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- How does the First Amendment apply to AI? - FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- 8 Convicted in Texas Immigration Center Shooting and Protest Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison - First Amendment Watch - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- Justice Department Withdraws Subpoenas That Sought Reporters Grand Jury Testimony, Sources Say - First Amendment Watch - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- Fence surrounding Eugene Federal Building to be removed within 48 hours, judge rules violation of First Amendment rights - Daily Emerald - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- Addressing Power Concentration: What to Do About the Office of Management and Budget? - | Knight First Amendment Institute - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- Pro-life non-profit to stand trial in first of its kind First Amendment lawsuit - Pregnancy Help News - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- 'Relentless, UN-AMERICAN': Trump escalates attacks on the First Amendment to STARTLING new level - Yahoo - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- Judge orders release of Palestinian rights advocate, citing likely First Amendment violation - Muslim Network TV - June 24th, 2026 [June 24th, 2026]
- Colberts the Beginning, The First Amendment Battle Continues | Opinion - Newsweek - June 22nd, 2026 [June 22nd, 2026]
- IAFF-backed First Amendment lawsuits advance toward trial - IAFF - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- Revisiting the First Amendment, which created the architecture of state control in India - The Indian Express - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- CCIA Files Brief Arguing that Texas App Store Law Likely Violates First Amendment - CCIA - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- Knight Institute, Sen. Welch, and Mohsen Mahdawi Warn Against Weaponization of Immigration Law - | Knight First Amendment Institute - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- The First Amendment can be expressed in countless ways, such as painting a crosswalk. - Monterey County Weekly - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- American opinion: Protecting the First Amendment - Grand Forks Herald - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- UNs Albanese faces uphill battle with First Amendment case seeking to end sanctions against her - Washington Examiner - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- Bill Introduced in Congress To Codify the First Amendment Right To Film the Feds and Sue for Violations - Yahoo - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- Of Slop and Swarms: The First Amendment's Next Test - | Knight First Amendment Institute - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- Will the First Amendment Affect the Midterms? Government Pressure to Control Speech and AI Tools Worries Americans - American Enterprise Institute -... - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- Fort Wayne Death Doula Secures Final Victory in First Amendment Lawsuit Challenging States Restrictions on Discussing End-of-Life Care - The Institute... - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- NJ reproductive health bill raises First Amendment concerns - The Jersey Vindicator - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- Roll Call. Clicks and confrontation are the real goal of First Amendment auditors - Shaw Local - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- Southern Baptists Want to Shrink First Amendment Protections - Word&Way - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- Armstrong responds to backlash over his endorsements I didnt give up my first amendment rights when I became governor - WDAY Radio - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- On Mormons, The Pentagon, And The First Amendment - Patheos - June 12th, 2026 [June 12th, 2026]
- Philly Cops Admit That Theyre Tracking First Amendment Activity Critical of AI - The Intercept - June 3rd, 2026 [June 3rd, 2026]
- Free Speech Unmuted: The First Amendment and Privacy Rights - Reason Magazine - June 3rd, 2026 [June 3rd, 2026]
- Join the Conversation: The First Amendment and the American Flag - WSHU - June 3rd, 2026 [June 3rd, 2026]
- What Is the Equal Opportunities Rule? FCC Regulation Explained as ABC Claims First Amendment Violation - Freedom Forum - June 3rd, 2026 [June 3rd, 2026]
- VICTORY! Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins $835,000 settlement after First Amendment lawsuit - FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights... - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- 'If you can frighten people, you can control them': Journalist Alex Berenson warns about fear-based tactics after securing $150K First Amendment... - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- The First Amendment exists to protect speech we dont want to hear - CT Mirror - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- ACLU of Indiana reaches settlement in First Amendment lawsuit against Ball State University - WTHI-TV - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- Justice Department Appeals Federal Judges Ruling That First Amendment Protections Apply to Sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur - Foundation for Defense... - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- Q&A: Anna Gomez Is the Sole Democrat on the FCC. She Has a Warning for Big Media Companies - First Amendment Watch - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- How does the First Amendment apply to protesters at church? Onondaga County lawmakers consider question raised by new bill - AOL.com - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- A free press is for all of us. Why I cover the First Amendment - The Tennessean - May 17th, 2026 [May 17th, 2026]
- First Amendment rights at center of clash between Pa. schools and students over ICE walkouts - LancasterOnline - May 17th, 2026 [May 17th, 2026]
- Letter to the Editor: An assault on the First Amendment - Brattleboro Reformer - May 16th, 2026 [May 16th, 2026]
- Re-Aligning Incentives in the Democratic Public Sphere - | Knight First Amendment Institute - May 13th, 2026 [May 13th, 2026]
- In Legal Dispute Over The View, ABC Argues Trump Administration Is Trying To Chill Free Speech - First Amendment Watch - May 13th, 2026 [May 13th, 2026]
- Appeals Court Spares Trump From Paying $83 Million Defamation Award to E. Jean Carroll For Now - First Amendment Watch - May 13th, 2026 [May 13th, 2026]
- Online Speech and Jawboning Hypocrisy: Does an Inglorious First Amendment Legacy Await Bondi and Noem? - American Enterprise Institute - AEI - May 13th, 2026 [May 13th, 2026]
- First Amendment rights at center of clash between Pa. schools and students over ICE walkouts - The Daily Item - May 13th, 2026 [May 13th, 2026]
- ABC accuses FCC of violating its First Amendment rights over its scrutiny of "The View" - CBS News - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment - The New York Times - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright to Gather in Celebration of the First Amendment in NYC - Rolling Stone - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- FCC's warnings on political interviews 'chill' First Amendment, ABC says - Politico - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC Says FCCs Equal Time Crackdown On The View Chills Its First Amendment Rights - Deadline - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC accused the U.S. government of violating the First Amendment in a dispute with the FCC over The View. The networks argument is the most aggressive... - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC accuses government of violating First Amendment - Editor and Publisher - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC Accuses Trump Administration of Violating First Amendment with FCC's Pointed Attacks on The View - People.com - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Sen. Kelly First Amendment Case: Government Cannot Be Arbiter of Its Own Speech Restrictions - Cato Institute - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- DCYF warning to union leader raises First Amendment concerns, ACLU says - Rhode Island Current - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC accuses the FCC of violating its first amendment rights - WQAD - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Local news and the First Amendment: Whats at stake - Roswell Daily Record - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Mark Kelly lawsuit: impact on First Amendment rights of retired veterans - KTAR News 92.3 FM - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC and Disney accuse Trump admin of violating First Amendment rights - The Verge - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC accuses FCC of violating the First Amendment in their attacks on 'The View': An overreach that "threatens to upend decades of settled... - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC alleges the FCC violated its First Amendment rights over 'The View' criticism - KBAK - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Disney-Owned ABC Accuses U.S. Government of Violating First Amendment - WDW News Today - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ADL Reports a Sharp Drop in US Antisemitic Incidents in 2025, Driven by a Steep Fall on Campuses - First Amendment Watch - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Bette Midler and Jane Fonda to Headline Protest Concert for the First Amendment in New York - TheWrap - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Rutgers University Withdraws Invite to a Graduation Speaker Over His Criticism of Israel - First Amendment Watch - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC alleges the FCC violated its First Amendment rights over 'The View' criticism - WKRC - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- Patti Smith to take part in Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment - Everett Post - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- ABC accuses FCC of chilling The View's First Amendment rights to be The View - AV Club - May 9th, 2026 [May 9th, 2026]
- James Comey Faces New Indictment With First Amendment Implications: What You Need to Know - Freedom Forum - May 5th, 2026 [May 5th, 2026]
- Supreme Court First Choice ruling crushes lawfare in win for First Amendment - Washington Examiner - May 5th, 2026 [May 5th, 2026]
- Letter: Exercising the First Amendment - The Daily News of Newburyport - May 5th, 2026 [May 5th, 2026]
- Celebrating the Power of Music and the First Amendment at Freely Fest - Freedom Forum - May 5th, 2026 [May 5th, 2026]
- Trump uses assassination attempt to justify his assault on first amendment rights to free speech - The Conversation - May 3rd, 2026 [May 3rd, 2026]