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SUMMARY:Vermont Law Review Presents: "Free Speech on Trial: Resisting Censorship in 2025"
DESCRIPTION:In celebration of its 50th volume\, Vermont Law Review proudly presents its annual symposium\, “Free Speech on Trial: Resisting Censorship in 2025.” \n\n\n\nThis dynamic event will feature four panels examining pressing First Amendment issues—executive power and academic freedom in contemporary governance—the Pico v. Island Trees case and book banning in schools across the United States\, a comparative panel with African artistic freedom of expression\, and the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence and free speech in democratic societies. \n\n\n\nThe symposium is free and open to the public. Both in-person and livestream attendance options are available. The livestream links will be shared on this page prior to the event. \n\n\n\nTo view the full agenda\, please see below. \n\n\n\nYou can access the livestream via the following links: \n\n\n\nFriday\, October 3 | 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET \n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 4 | 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA:  \n\n\n\nFriday\, October 3 \n\n\n\n3:30 p.m. | Opening Remarks \n\n\n\n\nKatie Scott JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\nIlinca Johnson JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\nKeynote Address: Rod Smolla\, Professor of Law\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\n\n4 p.m. | Break \n\n\n\n4:05 p.m. | Panel One\, “Executive Power and Academic Freedom”  \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Siu Tip Lam\, Interim Vice President for Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\nMichael Hurley\, Government Affairs Counsel\, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)\n\n\n\nRyan Kane JD’13\, Deputy Solicitor General\, Vermont Attorney General’s Office \n\n\n\nSam Abel-Palmer\, Executive Director\, Legal Services Vermont\n\n\n\nApratim Vidyarthi\, Litigation Associate\, Gibson\, Dunn & Crutcher\n\n\n\n\n5:20 p.m. | Break \n\n\n\n5:30 p.m. | Panel Two\, “Pico v. Island and Book Bans” \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Anna Connolly\, Associate Professor of Law\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\nRhiannon Hamam\, Supervising Attorney\, Mithoff Pro Bono Program\, University of Texas School of Law\, and Co-host\, 5-4 Podcast\n\n\n\nMichael Liroff\, Creator and Co-host\, 5-4 Podcast\n\n\n\n\n6:45 p.m. | Social Hour \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSaturday\, October 4 \n\n\n\n8:30 a.m. | Check-in and Breakfast  \n\n\n\n9 a.m. | Opening Remarks  \n\n\n\n\nIlinca Johnson JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\n\n9:05 a.m. | Panel Three\, “African Artistic Freedom and Censorship”  \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Emily Gould\, Lawyer\, Mediator\, and Executive Coach\n\n\n\nSam Brakarsh\, Chair\, Pan-African Network on Artistic Freedom Summit \n\n\n\nAdaobi Egboka\, Director\, Africa Initiative\, Human Rights and Access to Justice Program\, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice\n\n\n\nMuleta Kapatiso\, Activist\, Lawyer\, and Development Practitioner\n\n\n\nLisa Sidambe\, Independent Human Rights and Development Consultant\n\n\n\n\n10:20 a.m. | Break  \n\n\n\n10:25 a.m. | Panel Four\, “AI and the First Amendment”  \n\n\n\n\nModerator: Benjamin Varadi\, Associate Professor of Law\, Vermont Law and Graduate School\n\n\n\nEsha Bhandari\, Deputy Director\, ACLU Speech\, Privacy\, and Technology Project\n\n\n\nJohn Coleman\, Legislative Counsel\, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) \n\n\n\nIlan Kogan\, Associate\, Litigation\, Wachtell\, Lipton\, Rosen & Katz\n\n\n\n\n11:45 a.m. | Closing Remarks \n\n\n\n\nKatie Scott JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review\n\n\n\nIlinca Johnson JD’26\, Symposium Editor\, Vermont Law Review
URL:https://www.vermontlaw.edu/event/vermont-law-review-presents-free-speech-on-trial-resisting-censorship-in-2025
LOCATION:Chase Community Center\, 164 Chelsea St.\, South Royalton\, VT\, 05068
CATEGORIES:Academic Fall – Online Learning,Academic Fall – Residential,Events in South Royalton,Livestream Calendar,Student Events,VLS Events
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