Clay Calvert
@ProfClayCalvert
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Nonresident Senior Fellow @AEI @AEItech. Prof. Emeritus @UFLaw @UFJSchool @UF Opinions = Own. Personal Acct. https://t.co/LNuP9X2y8b…
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Joined June 2014
VICTORY! Federal district court dismisses class-action suit against pollster J. Ann Selzer A federal district court today dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit against renowned Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer, holding that the First Amendment bars the claims against her related to her
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Latest from @ProfClayCalvert: “As commotion subsides over US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s gaffe following Charlie Kirk’s assassination about prosecutors targeting people who engage in online “hate speech,” it’s vital to distinguish hate speech from both true threats and
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In light of US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s controversial statement after Charlie Kirk’s assassination about targeting people for hate speech, it’s important to understand crucial differences under...
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In light of US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s controversial statement after Charlie Kirk’s assassination about targeting people for hate speech, it’s important to understand crucial differences under the First Amendment between protected hate speech and two categories of
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My recap and explainer for @AEItech @AEICTSE on key #FirstAmendment concepts . . . Online Hate Speech, Threats, and Incitement: Understanding Key Differences After Bondi’s Blunder
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In light of US Attorney General Pam Bondi’s controversial statement after Charlie Kirk’s assassination about targeting people for hate speech, it’s important to understand crucial differences under...
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A beautiful day for a traditional Atlantic Coast Conference game . . .
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“ICEBlock’s speech likely is constitutional, but winning a jawboning claim against the government is another matter.” Read the full blog post from @ProfClayCalvert on ICEBlock, jawboning, and protected speech here:
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The speech conveyed by the controversial ICEBlock application now banned from Apple’s App Store is very likely constitutional, but winning a potential jawboning case against the government for...
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The speech conveyed by the controversial ICEBlock application now banned from Apple’s App Store is very likely constitutional, but winning a potential jawboning case against the government for allegedly coercing Apple to remove it would inevitably prove difficult and expensive.
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Some of my thoughts for @AEItech @AEICTSE . . . Apple’s Removal of ICE-Location Apps: Examining First Amendment Issues
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The speech conveyed by the controversial ICEBlock application now banned from Apple’s App Store is very likely constitutional, but winning a potential jawboning case against the government for...
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Some of my thoughts here . . . @AEItech . . . Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over anti-tariff Reagan ad
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President Trump said he’s pulled the U.S. out of trade talks with Canada following an anti-tariffs ad put together by Ontario’s government.
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A survey conducted for the Freedom Forum about one month before Charlie Kirk’s assassination reveals that many people––especially younger ones––already feared speaking out due to potentially negative consequences. Dialing back retributive impulses that chill online expression and
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A survey conducted for the Freedom Forum about one month before Charlie Kirk’s assassination reveals that many people––especially younger ones––already feared speaking out due to potentially negative...
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My thoughts today for @AEItech @AEI on online #CancelCulture with quotes by @JonahDispatch and @glukianoff, along with @1stForAll survey data . . . https://t.co/lv4vWE12eP
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At a recent @AEI web event, @CornRevere went over the history of jawboning in the FCC & more! Find the full recording here: https://t.co/MU03VqrAjM
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“Dialing back the retributive impulses that chill speech and promote self-censorship is essential for a robust pluralistic—not an autocratic or authoritarian—society in which people don’t need to agonize about sacrificing one for the other.” @ProfClayCalvert
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Some hopeful, counterintuitive thoughts today in @washingtonpost on #Pentagon press restrictions . . . @AEItech @UFLaw . . . https://t.co/fpZmXcBYaQ
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Some thoughts for @1stForAll story by @brieannafrank on #Pentagon access restrictions . . . @AEItech . . . https://t.co/REIJ3mUCrO
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Check out @ProfClayCalvert latest report: First Amendment Problems with Using Antitrust Law Against Social Media Platforms’ Content Decisions https://t.co/nSCQXNg2kS
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As @ProfClayCalvert explains, here's the constitutional problem: Using antitrust law to change how platforms moderate content raises serious First Amendment issues around editorial discretion, compelled speech, and government manipulation of the marketplace of ideas.
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