This Wednesday, May 1, 2019, Media and First Amendment Law attorney Jeffrey Pyle will speak at Hampshire County Law Day, an event that will focus on issues involving "Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society." The event is part of a nationwide tradition celebrating "Law Day," first declared by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958. The…
With sexual assault and harassment charges currently dominating the news cycle, and more individuals coming forward daily to accuse everyone from reputable politicians to beloved comedians, it can be difficult for journalists to know how to report on such sensitive stories. On December 7, Prince Lobel and the New England Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) will…
Erinn Cawthon participated in a Boston College Black Law Student Association (BLSA) panel entitled "The Evolution of Speech: How the Pendulum of What Constitutes Free Speech Continues to Swing." Erinn joined distinguished fellow panelists Professor Kent Greenfield and former MCAD Commissioner Charles E. Walker Jr. to discuss how free speech is expressed, monitored, defined, and…