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Free Speech 101: Student and Faculty First Amendment Rights on Today's Campus
Produced on May 09, 2019
Course Information
Course Description
In this program, join attorney Will Creeley, Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Advocacy for the nonpartisan Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, for a comprehensive discussion of the law governing student and faculty First Amendment rights and today’s campus speech controversies. Creeley will provide viewers with a thorough overview of the foundational cases outlining student and faculty speech rights, demonstrating how free speech principles protect all students and faculty, regardless of viewpoint. Creeley will venture beyond the headlines and cable news debates to examine what legal precedent tells us about how colleges may respond to controversial speakers on campus and faculty social media flare-ups.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore breadth of precedent protecting student and faculty First Amendment rights
- Discuss why free speech is worth protecting for all students and faculty
- Explain how freedom of expression differs between public and private universities
- Review legal guidelines for controversial speakers on campus
- Address First Amendment concerns for faculty social media use
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Faculty
Will Creeley
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Will began defending student and faculty rights for FIRE in 2006 after graduating from New York University School of Law, where he served as an associate executive editor for the New York University Law Review. Will has appeared on national cable television and radio on behalf of FIRE and has spoken to thousands of students, faculty, administrators, and attorneys at events across the country. Barred in New York and Pennsylvania, Will is a member of the First Amendment Lawyers Association and serves as Co-Chair of the Education Subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice. Will’s writing has been published by The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Jurist, Inside Higher Ed, Daily Journal, the Charleston Law Review, and many other outlets. Will edited the second edition of FIRE’s Guide to Due Process and Campus Justice, co-edited the second edition of FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus, and has coauthored amicus curiae briefs submitted to a number of courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States and multiple United States Courts of Appeals. Will graduated magna cum laude from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2003. A proud native of Buffalo, New York, Will now lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children.
Reviews
Excellent speaker.
Great course!
Excellent presentation on a very important and timely topic! I really enjoyed this course!
Excellent presentation!
Conversational, informative, knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
The best CLE I've watched this year - great speaker and fascinating presentation!
Excellent presentation; excellent speaker.
The best
One of the best presenters I have had the pleasure to listen to; very informative presentation on the importance of the First Amendment protection of free speech for students and faculty.
Excellent. Highly recommend this course. Thanks!
What limits exist on student free speech rights in the classroom? This material will aid my teaching Civil rights and the Law at LA City College. Especially the Pierce College case! I use the student Newspaper protections example as City's paper was impacted by funding restrictions as a result of criticism of by the administration. lewisrp@lacitycollege.edu
Very interesting lecture.
Excellent presentation!
Superb
REALY enjoyed this content and speaker.
Really interesting.
Very engaging
This course, with current examples, should be offered every year. Very good.
Great class and great speaker on a critical issue.
Interesting, informative, and entertaining.
Good
Well presented and very pertinent to our times!
Nice to hear a non-biased presentation
Very good presentation.
Fantastic speaker! Fascinating subject!
Great cle
Excellent
Should be required viewing for every college student. Brilliant!
Terrific. Great presentation manner and great substance. One of the best I have heard on Lawline and that is really saying something.
Excellent speaker. Great coverage of the subject matter.
Excellent program! Would welcome more content from this speaker.
One of the most enjoyable courses I have taken on Lawline!
This was an excellent presentation. It was nice to listen to someone who is very enthusiastic about his work/subject.
Great course. Significant amount of material covered clearly and engagingly.
Mr. Creeley was amazing - this was a fantastic presentation. Informative and compelling.
knowledgeable humorous speaker. great job
Great speaker with excellent content - strong on references and experience - loved it!
Best cle I’ve ever listened to. Please invite this speaker back, these issues have never been more important!
extremely good course, should be mandatory for all students across all spectrums and of all ages. well done.
OUTSTANDING!!
Important topic
Excellent.
Excellent program!
Fantastic speaker. Fascinating material. GREAT presentation!
Great presentation.
Keep up the good work
Great speaker.
Best speaker in a long time.
Will was awesome - interesting, informative, and clearly knowledgeable on the subject. Highly recommend.
Thank you! Very good.
Maybe
Excellent.
This is probably going to be my favorite course in the bundle.
Very engaging speaker. As he said at the end, he could probably talk for hours more on his subject/
This was an excellent presentation.
Great instructor! Engaging, entertaining, kept up a good pace!
One of your better courses. Held my interest throughout.
Excellent presenter
Will was very engaging.
Excellent; really great!
Excellent presentation.
Will is an excellent presenter.
Really interesting! Enjoyed it.
Excellent presenter.
Especially good program. The topic is interesting, and the faculty member did an excellent job of presenting the materials (including the back-up slides) based on the case law, real life experience, and without judgment about the source.
One of the best classes I have attended on Lawline
excellent
Terrific Presentation.
Excellent presentation, informative, and entertaining.
Exceptionally well done. Thank you.
Excellent presentation. Covered A LOT of material, but kept my attention, provided interesting examples of case law, and the added humor helped!
Great presentation. Good pace.
Really enjoyable course.
This was the best course on this site.
Wonderful presentation style. Great illustrative stories
Highly recommend this course. Excellent speaker and content.
Excellent
Important to keep up with emerging area of the laws during this time. G
Really great presentation. SUPER interesting.
Outstanding course!
Excellent Presentation
Without question one of the best CLE classes I’ve seen in almost 30 years. The campus free speech zone- tennis court analogy reminded me of the sign next to the pool in Caddyshack that read “Caddies Welcome 1:00 - 1:15.”
Great speaker. Great course
Engaging presenter and well informed!
Thorough and smart review. Packs in a lot in an hour.
One of the top 5 classes I have taken on Lawline
Good sense of humor and use of cases.
Great presenter. Accessible, informed and with useful materials. Thank you!
Great Presentation. Great Content.
Outstanding presentation! Wealth of material and extremely timely and relevant. Thank you. Would appreciate a follow-up CLE on the same topic by this speaker.
Great, informative presenter.
Great speaker and subject expert.
The best CLE I've watched on Lawline! Informative, lively, important.
Excellent presentation.
One of the best CLEs I've had. Clear, informative, and very well done!
Excellent!
Very interesting! Thank you.
Great content! Great presentation! Thank you!
This was fascinating and the best I have watched so far. Excellent job!
I would like to see this cle expanded to 1.5 hrs with additional content and handouts and resources. Excellent class!
Wish I could give the faculty a 5! Very interesting and entertaining.
Fantastic presenter
I really liked this course. The speaker is knowledgeable and conversational and the written material is very good.
Excellent presentation.
Speaker was EXCELLENT.
This was an excellent course. The speaker was incredibly informative, and the topic couldn't be more timely. I would hughly recommend this lecture to lawyers and non lawyers alike.
Well organized, good examples and informative
interesting topic
Outstanding lecture and presenter.
Extremely interesting and entertaining speaker!
Good
very interesting, thank you
Really good speaker. Knows his stuff
good case citations
important topic
Very interesting course.
Well done!
Superb presentation! I recommend this without reservation.
Excellent (really terrific delivery) speaker. Meaningful content.
Interesting topic. Nice presentation.
Great Course
Best one yet.
Excellent presentation...
Nice work Will. Excellent.
Interesting and informative
Super cool CLE!
Fascinating subject and excellent presenter
Excellent course. Speaker really seemed like he loved what he was doing.
Excellent presentation on a timely and difficult subject. It is worth viewing a second time.
Great discussion. Only issue was that the presentation slides sometimes moved before the discussion topic changed.
excellent
Good comprehensive program
Excellent speaker, excellent content; presented engagingly
will be an engaging speaker and covered the topic quite well- it was a great course!
like it
Great presentation by the speaker--- enjoyed listening to him and the subject matter.
Excellent presentation.
Very interesting and hit the current issues that I was wondering about. Good presentation.
Well organized
One of the best courses. Very informative.
One of the best presentations I've heard on Lawline. Thank you.
Really well done
Great class. Thank you.
great presentation
Great and knowledgeable speaker.
Compelling speaker who was informative and clear
This course was exceptional. Mr. Creeley covered essential material and his accompanying course materials were excellent.
Very interesting. From a legal standpoint as from the standpoint of a parent of a college student. well organized.
Fantastic!
Will Creeley is an excellent presenter, has a great demeanor, and his material was fascinating.
Best CLE program I have ever attended!!!!
Interesting material presented in an engaging manner.
He is VERY good!
Excellent presentation. Interesting and engaging.
I learned alot!
Great course and speaker-very interesting!!
Good course.
Excellent, informative and entertaining
Excellent speaker and presentation - would watch again he was so good!!
Excellent program and speaker -- highly recommend
Engaging and excellent
Outstanding presentation. Information, practical and challenging.
Great presenter, with detailed, interesting information
Excellent presenter, excellent content
Great topic.
Great job
Excellent
Great addition. Am an education lawyer.
Great presentation with a very engaging speaker!
EXCELLENT !!!!!!!
Thank you.
very interesting and helpful topic.
best speaker on your list to date for me
Excellent Course.
Entertaining and informative
Exceedingly well done; great presentation
Interesting case examples and analysis
One of the best god damn CLEs on here. Covers A LOT of law in short period of time. Speaker talks fast and is well versed.
Awesome speaker on tbis one
Excellent and well presented
Very interesting speaker with abundant knowledge and insight from personal legal experience in the field.
Excellent presentation.
iNTERESTING & INFORMATIVE...GOOD PRESENTER
Excellent presentation
Very interesting. Issues well covered in an informative, articulate and fair manner.
Loved this instructor
thank you!
Format of info on slides well done. Speaker provided useful information with good examples and a clear presentation.
Excellent speaker one of the best I've heard anywhere! A little humor goes a long way!
The presenter did a phenomenal job
Knowledgeable and engaging contemporary content. Pleasant speaker.
Excellent presenter; both comprehensive & comprehensible.
sensible informed information
One of the very best CLE courses I have taken in 25 years. Great speaker!!!
very good program
This was great
Excellent presentation style, and lots of good substantive information in the written material.
excellent speaker
Engaging and informative
best program
good work, reminds me why I wanted to go to law school
really good!
Very interesting subject Presenter is great! Thank you
This was by far the most engaging speaker I've heard on Lawline. He is obviously incredibly knowledgeable and covered many cases well in only one hour. Bravo!
great work
Helpful information
Best presenter I've heard.
Best program ever.
Informative course, knowledgeable instructor.
Excellent!
Very good CLE. I found it informative and entertaining.
Excellent Speaker. Good subject matter, well presented
Excellent presentation on the first amendment.
Phenomenal presentation. Organized and very knowledgeable speaker. Interesting and informative. One of the best online CLEs to date.
I wish I was as passionate about my work as the teacher. Thanks!
Great course.
Excellent speaker
Lively and engaging presentation.
Very informative.
Excellent presentation of relevant and interesting material...top notch!
Wonderful!!
Informative
Engaging presenter
What an amazing speaker!
Everyone concerned about free speech should see this program
Great speaker!
Great speaker, interesting, extremely relevant and enjoyable.
Really superb course and very interesting to boot!
Very informative
Well presented!
One of the best CLEs I have ever listened to - informed and engaging speaker, excellemt slides, timely topic!
very good
Extremely informative. Kudos
This is an interesting topic and Will was a GREAT speaker!
I'm actually giving this to my son, a high school senior. Although he is going for civil engineering, he has a huge interest in history and politics. It may even help in in the High School Ethics Bowl this year.
Love this!
Great course
Tremendous. Wonderful listen.
Loved all the real life examples.
Interesting topics covered - thank you
Speaker was very knowledgeable about the First Amendment rights of all American citizens and reminded us how important it is to preserve the right of free speech.
Interesting subject matter. Good combination of legal social judicial and historical
Really great and interesting presentation.
Fantastic speaker + excellent presentation!
Great presenter, gave me a lot of ideas for my Constitutional Law class.
Very interesting.
Very personable, enjoyable speaker. An interesting topic. Thank you.
Enjoyable and informative course.
Excellent
Excellent presentation
Well organized presentation. Good overview.
SPEAKER WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND INFORMATIVE
Really interesting presentation.
Fascinating and engaging! I want to learn more about FIRE!
This was one of the most interesting CLEs I’ve listened to.
Excellent overview of a timely topic
One of the more interesting CLEs for sure.
excellent review of First Amendment Speech rights on college campuses
Great session!
excellent, timely, engaging, funny, very good advice
Outstanding course. Impossible not to be moved by the instructor's enthusiasm.
Excellent!
Absolutely the best CLE hour I have spent thus far!!!
One of the best presenters of the Lawline courses I have viewed.
Excellent course. Very current topic given today's fractious political climate in America at large, and college campuses in particular. Great instructor. He imparted a lot of information in a short time, and did so in a humorous, conversational style that was very refreshing and entertaining.
This was the best session by far.
Best one yet!!
Very engaging presenter
Fabulous course
Really good!
Presenter was excellent and very easy to stay focused on!
Excellent presentation!
Very interesting and engaging. An hour well spent, especially as the spouse of a professor at a private college.
I enjoyed this presentation so much. Good speaker, current themes. Excellent!
Really great presentation, excellent speaker with a firm grasp of the material. Highly recommend!
Very informative
Excellent course and speaker
Excellent
Excellent presenter
Most interesting topic. Keep adding case law to this.
Great basic overview of the topic. Speaker was personable and a pleasure to listen to.
Excellent presentation!
The lecturer was great. Please invite him back!
Terrific presenter. Very clear and documented course.
Excellent program.
Outstanding review of issues on this topic.
Excellent
Interesting and timely topic. Great presenter.
Great presentation
A+
Excellent. Possibly the best program I've ever done on Lawline.
Great presentation
Thorough and practical coverage of a topic regularly in the news
Well done!
Humorous, though provoking and important. One of the best CLEs I have viewed. Oh, keep up the good work!
Excellent
This is my favorite Lawline CLE course out of dozens I have listened to. Very well done.
Very passionate presenter. Very good use of slides. Really interesting presentation.
Excellent Speaker. His enthusiasm for his subject matter shone throughout the presentation.
well done and informative undergraduates should view this presentation
One of the best CLE programs I have listened to in years.
Loved it
One of the best I have heard this year.
Well done; well delivered and interesting
This was very engaging. The speaker did a good job holding my attention and made the topic interesting.
Definitely one of your better courses. The speaker was totally engaging.
Very interesting and well done!
Outstanding presentation. Fascinating subject matter.
Excellent
Great program!
Excellent course.
Outstanding!!
He was a particularly good speaker.
very informative
Excellent
Great presenter.
Really good.
Really useful info. Speaker was excellent.
Best CLE class I've heard in my life!
Good, well balanced program about a very important subject. Presenter is much more optimistic about the campus situation than I am. Keep up the good work.
Very lively, informative and engaging discussion.
Great presentation. Very informative.
Excellent presentation- well done. Will gave a very thorough review of the subject.
Excellent and very knowledgeable speaker.
Love this presenter. Timely info and delivered entertainingly. Thanks!
Excellent presentation, very informative on a relevant subject matter.
Good to have one more tool for education law.
That was great. The lecturer was an amazing speaker and the topic matter was very interesting.
the accompanying materials were great and laid out in an excellent manner
Excellent speaker!
Excellent
Really outstanding and interesting! I love FIRE.
This is probably the best course I have taken so far on Lawline. Thank you so much for making it available.
Great speaker.
Great presenter--- clearly knew his stuff and was passionate. Made me want to learn more.
Presenter exceptionally engaging.
Outstanding presenter!
He was great