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FREE SPEECH and SPORTS

FREE SPEECH and SPORTS

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October 4th
12:00–1:30 in Room 102

Protest speech invokes the First Amendment’s values, but not necessarily the First Amendment’s protections. Does that change when the President of the United States suggests sports leagues take action in response to protest speech? Should claims of discrimination be afforded more protection by certain sports leagues? Is Football so ingrained in American life that it should be treated as a public space instead of private?


Please join us as we consider the above prompt. The panel will include sports law experts Professor Marc Edelman of the Zicklin School of Business, Professor Mark Conrad of Fordham University, and Anthony Caruso of Norris McLaughlin.

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