Can a President Really Rewrite the First Amendment?: A Look at Campaign Threats and their Potential Impact on the Media

In the heat of a presidential campaign, candidates make a slew of promises – and threats. Some are serious, others have little chance of going anywhere. At the National Press Club, a panel of lawyers and journalists will examine the potential impact the 2016 campaign’s rhetoric could have on the news media, including: access issues and policies of different administrations and campaigns; the historical and legal underpinnings of First Amendment protections against lawsuits brought by public officials and public figures; and the impact a changed Supreme Court could have on those protections.

Panelists:

Kenneth Jost, Author of Supreme Court Yearbook, and Adjunct Professor, The Georgetown University Law Center
Anita Kumar, White House Correspondent, McClatchy Newspapers
Adam Liptak, Supreme Court Correspondent, The New York Times
Katie Townsend, Litigation Director, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Moderator: Chuck Tobin, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

This event is sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute's Press Freedom Committee. RSVP required:
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Event details:
National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
13th Floor – First Amendment Lounge
Washington, DC 20045
Wednesday, October 12
6.30pm - 8pm
$5 for NPC members; $10 for general public

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