Clay Calvert

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, has been named the 2020-2021 UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year. He was recognized for his excellence in teaching and distinction in scholarly…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Bill Would Allow Students to Record Professor Lectures to Use as Political Bias Evidence” on fox35orlando.com on April 25. The story focuses on a proposed…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Orlando Social Media Stars: Florida Sheriffs Find Viral Fame, But Methods Not Without Critics” published in the Orlando Sentinel on April 19. The article focuses on…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “How Not to Protect Free Speech” published in Popular Information on April 8. The article focuses on Florida House Bill 233. It would require surveys of…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Senators Debate Intellectual Freedom and Cancel Culture” published on floridapoliticalreview.com on April 2. The article focuses on proposed Senate Bill 264 mandating public universities in…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in the opinion column “Trump and the Capitol Riot: What Could a Trial Look Like” published in Asbury Park (New Jersey) Press on March 12. Columnist Rob…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is the featured guest in “DeSantis vs. Big Tech,” an episode of the Legal Talk Network podcast on Feb. 26. The podcast featured Florida’s plans to prevent alleged censorship,…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “In Tennessee, GOP Senators Seek to Ban Protests During Anthem, Raising Legal Concerns” published in The Washington Post on Feb. 24. The article focuses on the…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in the editorial “DeSantis’ Attacks on Big Tech Are Political Theater and Go Against the First Amendment” published in the Miami Herald on Feb. 23. The article…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is featured in the podcast “What the Politics?!: Analyzing the First Amendment” from the CBS television affiliate WNCT Channel 9 in Greenville, North Carolina. Calvert explains the First Amendment…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “It’s Not a Typical Trial. Lawyers in the Trump Impeachment Trial to Argue Big Constitutional Questions” published in The Washington Post on Feb. 8. The article…

Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, is quoted in “Florida Lawmakers Challenge Silicon Valley Over ‘Censorship’” published in The Philadelphia Enquirer on Feb. 2. The article focuses on Florida lawmakers who are trying to reign…