Alec Greven

@georgemasonlaw @TheFIREorg I am very excited to be presenting at this event on the First Amendment and protest rights on Monday June 17 at 12PM eastern time with FIRE. Please feel free to register watch if you are interested!

In these contentious times, how do we think about the expressive rights of protestors on and off campus? Join Voices for Liberty and @theFIREorg next Monday to explore fresh analysis from Chicago Law's @alecgreven on this topic. Register here: thefire-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

I am very happy to share an article I published in the Fair Observer. It focuses on the dangers of selective enforcement to free speech and how courts can address this problem moving forward.

🧵: In every crisis is an opportunity. As confidence in higher ed reaches historic lows, it is time for campus leaders to re-establish their institutions as communities devoted to the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge. Here’s where they should start ⬇️

I am honored to be presenting a draft law review article I have been working on that discusses threats to freedom of assembly at the Free Speech, Civil Rights, and Social Progress Symposium on September 22! The registration information is included below. voicesforliberty.law.gmu.edu/event/voices-f…

In this article I explain why a recent decision allowing lawsuits against negligent protest organizing is so dangerous for the right of assembly The Fifth Circuit Hollows Out the Right to Protest ifs.org/blog/the-fifth…

A helpful reminder why arguments that the 303 Creative decision was a blow to gay rights is shortsighted: The Same First Amendment That Protects Lorie Smith Protects the Target Corporation cato.org/blog/same-firs… via @CatoInstitute

Important, and unfortunate, decision affecting #freespeech.

I am happy to share this article I published in the Helena Independent Record on recent unconstitutional legislation in Montana Alec Greven: A moral panic in Montana comes for free speech helenair.com/opinion/column… via @helenaironline

Alec Greven: Protecting democracy, or gagging businesses? postbulletin.com/opinion/column…

In IJ’s unconstitutional traffic stop case in Texas, the officer said he wanted to search our client’s truck as he was acting suspicious. But our client was calm and forthright throughout the entire interaction! So, what will an officer label “suspicious”? A shocking amount:

I am happy to share a state corruption report I authored. My research found that states with the least restrictive campaign finance regulations are not states with the most corruption. ifs.org/research/do-st…

so in the US, politicians may not be able to delete comments on their Facebook posts, and in France they can be held liable for failing to delete them....

I wanted to share an article I wrote on how the Supreme Court can safeguard speech relating to illegal immigration by striking down an overbroad law and why that matters How Overbroad Laws Threaten Free Expression ifs.org/blog/how-overb…

"To be afraid of ideas, any idea, is to be unfit for self-government" It was never about protecting small children. Florida expands LGBT censorship across all grades of public school. reason.com/2023/04/19/flo… via @reason

I think Captain Hook would be in favor of banning TikTok

Beautifully reasoned Letter from Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez to the campus community, March 22, 2023 thefire.org/research-learn… via @TheFIREorg

oof... newyorker.com/cartoon/a27584…

Here is my recent article on an unconstitutional effort to ban political signs in Arizona Don’t Let Arizona Politicians Sign Away your Rights ifs.org/blog/dont-let-…

It is quite problematic if Twitter is enabling government censorship efforts “Free-speech absolutist” @ElonMusk caved when India’s right-wing prime minister asked him to remove a critical BBC documentary interc.pt/3XsVHyN by @mazmhussain, @ryangrim

I am happy to share an article that I published in the Arizona Republic today. It highlights how certain disclosure laws can threaten free expression. Why disclosing 'dark money' donations actually hurts your freedom of speech azcentral.com/story/opinion/… via @azcentral