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“Did President rump’s Ban from Twitter Violate Free Speech? The experts say not exactly.”
Shubha Ghosh, the Crandall Melvin Professor of Law in the College of Law, was quoted in the Katie Couric Media piece “Did President rump’s Ban from Twitter Violate Free Speech? The experts say not exactly.” Ghosh, an expert in antitrust…
“SU Professor says President’s Closed Social Media Accounts Fall Under Big Tech’s Terms of Service”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was interviewed for the WAER story “SU Professor says President’s Closed Social Media Accounts Fall Under Big…
“First Amendment doesn’t guarantee you the rights you think it does.”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of magazine, news and digital journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted in the CNN story “First Amendment doesn’t guarantee you the rights you think it does.”…
Roy Gutterman: First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Capitol Riots, Violence
The U.S. Capitol descended into chaos on Jan. 6 as pro-Trump demonstrations and protests turned into violent riots. Peaceful protest is protected under the First Amendment, but where do today’s events stand? Roy Gutterman is an expert on communications law,…
“Social media companies should not act as censors.”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism in the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, had a past opinion piece featured in the Washington Post story “Social media companies should not act as…
“Mary Trump’s Book is Temporarily Blocked by New York Judge”
Roy Gutterman, associate professor of newspaper and online journalism at the Newhouse School and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech, was quoted by Bloomberg in the story “Mary Trump’s Book Is Temporarily Blocked by New York Judge.” Professor…
“University of North Carolina Wilmington calls professor’s tweets ‘vile and inexcusable’ following growing backlash online”
Roy Gutterman, the Director of Tully Center for Free Speech and Associate Professor of Newspaper and Online Journalism in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, was quoted by CNN, “University of North Carolina Wilmington calls professor’s tweets ‘vile and…
Does Neo-Nazi Trolling Cross Free Speech Boundaries?
Everyone has rights to their own free speech, though recently that concept has been under question, as a lawsuit over a Neo-Nazi “troll army” has become national news. It stems from a white supremacist having his followers harass a Jewish…
Trump’s Ironic Libel Liability
While campaigning, President Trump promised America that he would “open up our libel laws.” That has now taken a recent ironic spin for the POTUS, who has since lost a libel case amidst a case of sexual misconduct. To Roy…
Gutterman Weighs in on Lawsuit Between The Post Standard and OCC
First Amendment expert and director of Newhouse’s Tully Center for Free Speech, Roy Gutterman, recently shared thoughts on the legality of the Post Standard’s lawsuit against Onondaga Community College over access to information. Simply put, he says the paper is…