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DESCRIPTION:It has been a year since the second Trump administration took o
 ffice\, and during this time we have seen increasing challenges to rights a
 nd protections that many in the United States have long taken for granted—p
 articularly those guaranteed by the First Amendment.\n\nThis collaborative 
 event\, co-sponsored by the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) and the 
 Keller Center\, brings together faculty experts from journalism\, political
  science\, and law to examine contemporary threats to freedoms of speech\, 
 religion\, assembly\, the press\, and the right to petition the government 
 for redress of grievances. Panelists will share their scholarly perspective
 s on these developments\, discuss why these freedoms matter in the current 
 political climate\, and offer insight into how individuals and institutions
  can work to strengthen and defend First Amendment protections.\n\nAs part 
 of the Difficult Dialogue series\, this event emphasizes thoughtful engagem
 ent\, audience participation\, and respectful discussion of complex and urg
 ent issues shaping public life today.\n\nPanelists\n\nMike McDevitt\nProfes
 sor of Journalism\, CU Boulder\nhttps://www.colorado.edu/cmdi/people/journa
 lism/michael-mcdevitt\n\nMichaele Ferguson\nProfessor of Political Science\
 , CU Boulder\nhttps://www.colorado.edu/polisci/people/faculty/michaele-ferg
 uson\n\nHelen Norton\nUniversity Distinguished Professor of Law\, CU Boulde
 r\nhttps://www.colorado.edu/law/about/contact-us/directories/resident-facul
 ty-directory/helen-norton\n\nThis panel will explore questions such as:\n\n
 Why is the First Amendment especially important in the current political mo
 ment?What threats to First Amendment freedoms are most concerning today?How
  vulnerable are First Amendment protections in the United States?What roles
  can individuals\, universities\, and public institutions play in defending
  these rights?
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DTSTART:20260120T181500Z
LOCATION:CBIS Room\, Norlin Library
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SUMMARY:Difficult Dialogue: The First Amendment
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URL:https://coloradolaw.enterprise.localist.com/event/difficult-dialogue-th
 e-first-amendment
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