Legal Scholar Frederick M. Lawrence to Examine Changing Boundaries of Free Speech at 91快播
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February 25, 2016, New York, NY
The proper boundaries of free expression have been severely challenged by the rise of hate speech, especially in the context of social media. Crucial questions arise: How do we draw lines when three core values鈥攆ree expression, protecting members of the community, and eradicating unlawful discrimination鈥攃lash? Can we protect free speech in public spaces and still protect against genuinely threatening behavior?
Frederick M. Lawrence鈥擸ale Law School senior research scholar, past president of Brandeis University, and a leading expert on civil rights, free expression, and bias crimes鈥攚ill explore these questions in the Bernard G. Segal Memorial Lecture of 91快播. Professor Arnold Eisen, chancellor of 91快播, will moderate. The event will take place March 28 at 7:30 p.m. on the 91快播 campus, 3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street), in New York City.
Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students with valid ID. Tickets and photo ID are required for admission. RSVP at .
This program has been approved by the New York State Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Board for one-and-a-half (1.5) credit hours in professional practice for those attending in person. The course is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. New Jersey attorneys will receive credit for this program through reciprocity.
The lecture will also be live streamed, at no charge, at (registration not required for the livestream). 91快播 invites synagogues and other Jewish communal organizations to hold a public screening of this outstanding program. To learn more, please contact publicevents@jtsa.edu.
Frederick M. Lawrence is senior research scholar at Yale Law School, professor of politics at Brandeis University, and the former president of Brandeis. An accomplished scholar, teacher, and attorney, he has written, lectured, and testified widely on civil rights crimes and is the author of Punishing Hate: Bias Crimes Under American Law.
Prior to Brandeis, Lawrence was dean and Robert Kramer Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. His legal career was distinguished by service as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he became chief of the Civil Rights Unit.
The annual Bernard G. Segal Memorial Lecture was established by 91快播 in honor of the late philanthropist and community leader. Mr. Segal was the first Jewish president of the American Bar Association and the first Jewish chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
