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Event Announcements
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
- Ousted Publisher Says Hegseths Pentagon Ordered Him To Fire Journalists, Made Clear You Have No First Amendment Rights - Mediaite - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- Letter to the Editor: Trump continues his assaults on the First Amendment - Chico Enterprise-Record - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- LETTER: Trump and the First Amendment - Las Vegas Review-Journal - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- The First Amendment at the stadium gate: Who controls speech on a public stage? - Daily Journal - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- The Trump White House Keeps Treating the First Amendment as More of a Suggestion - Balls and Strikes - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- OPINION: The First Amendment belongs to all of us - DerbyInformer.com - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- Why the First Amendment is first - The Tryon Daily Bulletin - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- An attorney with ties to North Dakota is leading a high-stakes First Amendment battle against Trump - kvrr.com - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- Ousted Publisher Says Hegseth's Pentagon Ordered Him To Fire Journalists, Made Clear 'You Have No First Amendment Rights' - yahoo.com - October 4th, 2026 [October 4th, 2026]
- Man sues Kingsport, police over 2022 arrest, claims First Amendment rights violation - WJHL - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Editorial: Trumps news outlet ban stands in opposition to the First Amendment - The Virginian-Pilot - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- What is the First Amendment and why did 3 news outlets sue Trump? - nbcmiami.com - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Dont you just love the First Amendment! - - Smoky Mountain News - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Restoring Judicial Review Under the Freedom of Information Act - | Knight First Amendment Institute - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- CNN, Politico, MS NOW Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access: First Amendment Analysis - Freedom Forum - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- 251. Newsgathering, the First Amendment, and the White House - One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- 5 Ways DHS Agents Intimidated Americans Using Their First Amendment Rights - Common Cause - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- CNN, MS NOW, Politico Sue Over Denied White House Access, Citing First Amendment - WTTW News - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Does the presidents White House media ban violate the First Amendment? Lawyer explains - WATE 6 On Your Side - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- UWEC Professor teaches about first amendment law amid media outlet ban from White House - WEAU - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- A record number of Americans think the First Amendment goes too far - WAMU - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- United States: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico file First Amendment lawsuit over White House access ban - ipi.media - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Californias Addictive Feeds Law Violates Teens First Amendment Rights - eff.org - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- On Constitution Day, is the US fumbling the First Amendment? - nmsuroundup.com - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Trump has not beaten the First Amendment, try as he might - The Seattle Times - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- EDITORIAL: President Violates the First Amendment, Mainstream Publications Get a Taste of What the Black Press Has Long Experienced Exclusion - The... - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Student journalist sues University of Texas at Dallas for First Amendment violations - Dallas Observer - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Detroit Free Press. . First amendment reporter BrieAnna Frank explains how President Trumps ban on several news outlets from the White House will test... - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- Opinion | Trumps attacks on the First Amendment go well beyond just freedom of the press - ms.now - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- The Wolf Came As A Wolf: Trump and the First Amendment - Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance - September 24th, 2026 [September 24th, 2026]
- The First Amendment gives Americans a superpower: Petitioning the government to right wrongs - The Seattle Times - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- The war on terror weakened the first amendment. Now we desperately need it | Jameel Jaffer - The Guardian - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- CBS Argues First Amendment Protections in Bid to Dismiss Matlock Writer Lawsuit Over Allegedly Racist Comments - The Hollywood Reporter - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- Kentucky leads 14-state coalition to SCOTUS on First Amendment rights - Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- The First at 250: A Conversation on the First Amendment - Knight Foundation - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- The Forever War and the First Amendment, Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 9am - 5pm - Community Calendar - ABC7 New York - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- Kid Cudi Says First Amendment Protected Firing M.I.A. From Tour, Wants $2.8 Million Lawsuit Tossed - Law Commentary - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- Police have dual role in protecting public and First Amendment rights | Op-Ed - The Seattle Times - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- Democrats obliterated the First Amendment right to assembly: RFK Jr - Yahoo - September 13th, 2026 [September 13th, 2026]
- Trump Cant Call Ballots Mail and Escape the First Amendment - Jurist.org - September 8th, 2026 [September 8th, 2026]
- Judge Refuses To Block Pentagon From Firing Stars and Stripes Staffers Over CBS Interview - First Amendment Watch - September 8th, 2026 [September 8th, 2026]
- Uniform doesnt come with First Amendment waiver - oleantimesherald.com - September 8th, 2026 [September 8th, 2026]
- UW to pay $600,000 to professor after losing First Amendment fight over his parody land acknowledgment - Alaska Story - September 8th, 2026 [September 8th, 2026]
- First Amendment auditor convicted of trespassing at Conn. officers home - Police1 - September 8th, 2026 [September 8th, 2026]
- Labor Day: Brought to You by the First Amendment - Freedom Forum - September 8th, 2026 [September 8th, 2026]
- At FIU stop, DeSantis discusses First Amendment rights in wake of federal judge ruling in favor of anti-ICE protesters - WSVN - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- Commentary: The First Amendment is more than the right to speak - Lake Oswego Review - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- Trumps Unholy War on the First Amendment - Progressive.org - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- Stars and Stripes staffers sue Pentagon over firings alleging First Amendment violations - The Independent - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- Man arrested at Berkeley County gas station says his First Amendment rights were violated - Live 5 News - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- Composer-Pianist Vijay Iyer to Perform at The Forever War Symposium - | Knight First Amendment Institute - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- How Do We Aggressively Lobby for Press Freedom Legislation in a Post-Trump World? - | Knight First Amendment Institute - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- Federal judge says FIU violated first amendment rights of anti-ICE student protesters - Creative Loafing Tampa - August 27th, 2026 [August 27th, 2026]
- Trump Sued for Selling Early Access to Truth Social Posts: First Amendment Analysis - Freedom Forum - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Students, ACLU argue FIU violated First Amendment rights after doling out punishments for ICE protests - WSVN - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Did this field trip to a mosque violate the First Amendment? A group of Palo Alto parents think so. - The Forward - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Second Circuit Says You Have a First Amendment Right to Film Police in Public - Fstoppers - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Column: Lets celebrate ALL of the First Amendment, not part - The Daily Tar Heel - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Jury Says The New York Times Defamed Alabama Basketball Player With Incorrect Story About Shooting - First Amendment Watch - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Disney and ABC filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC - Morning Brew - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Five Standout Claims In ABCs First Amendment Lawsuit Against The FCC - Deadline - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Judge weighs First Amendment case involving FIU student protest - CBS News - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- ABC sues FCC claiming first amendment violation - WBKO - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- ABC sues FCC over license reviews, citing First Amendment rights - WRTV - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Rich Lenkov on murder trials, cocaine trafficking, and a First Amendment showdown - WGN Radio 720 - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- FCC Boss Brendan Carr Says Disneys First Amendment Lawsuit Is Without Merit - Media Play News - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Judge Plans October Hearing In ABCs First Amendment Lawsuit Against FCC, Says It Will Be Sooner If Agency Takes Action On Licenses - Yahoo - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Antithesis of Our First Amendment: Families Ask Supreme Court to Toss Texas Ten Commandments Law - Alaska Native News - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- ABC Has Filed a First Amendment Lawsuit Against the FCC After Trump Admin Goes After Network - IMDb - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- ABC Has Filed a First Amendment Lawsuit Against the FCC After Trump Admin Goes After Network - Just Jared - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Disney Takes on Trump: Can ABC Win Its First Amendment Suit Against the FCC? | Analysis - IMDb - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- First Amendment group rebukes San Joaquin RTD director over threat to sue public critics - Stocktonia - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Does the First Amendment Protect Freedom From Religion? - First Liberty Institute - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Opinion | Trumps attack on a think tank is an affront to the First Amendment - The Washington Post - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Dining hall workers union sues ASU, alleging First Amendment violations - The State Press - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- ACLU-SC to SC Arts Commission: Respect the First Amendment - ACLU of South Carolina - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- How does the First Amendment govern liability for AI? - Free Speech Center - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Judge Orders Massachusetts Sheriff To Hand ICE Detainee Records to ACLU - First Amendment Watch - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Masked men practicing First Amendment right to video in public antagonize residents at post office in Pleasanton - Pleasanton Weekly - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- How the First Amendment protects our 5 freedoms and why its in danger - The Seattle Times - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]