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Stephen C. O'Connell Professor

Education:
J.D., University of Texas (with high honors) B.A., Texas A&M University (summa cum laude) Fulbright Scholar, Cambridge University
Teaching and Scholarship:
Torts, Advanced Torts (specializing in Defamation and Invasion of Privacy), Mass Media Law, Internet Speech, Jurisprudence, First Amendment Law and Social Media, Freedom of Speech, Cyberbullying.
Professional Activities:
University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 1994 as Assistant Professor; named Associate Professor (1997-2000), full Professor (since 2000); Associate Dean for Faculty Development (2005-06). University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship (2001-2003; 2005-2007). Chair of Appointments (2006-07).
Teacher of the Year (1996-97 & 2002-2003). Twice selected by students as faculty graduation speaker.
Selected Organizations: The Florida Bar (since 1994); Professionalism Committee of the Florida Bar 1995-96, 2005-06; Order of the Coif.
Advisor to numerous student journals and organizations, including the Entertainment Law Review and the Journal of Law & Public Policy.
Career Highlights: Author of three casebooks (Torts, Mass Media Law and First Amendment Law) and one reference book on freedom of the press. Author of numerous law review articles, several of which have been cited in published court opinions; Speaker at various conferences, including the Florida Bar's annual First Amendment Law Symposium; Cooperating Counsel with ACLU in a case involving anonymous Internet speech; International Contributing Editor to the Media & Arts Law Review (Australia). Testified before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, in hearing entitled "Oath Taking, Truth Telling and Remedies in the Business World"

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About Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky

Education:
J.D., University of Texas (with high honors) B.A., Texas A&M University (summa cum laude) Fulbright Scholar, Cambridge University
Teaching and Scholarship:
Torts, Advanced Torts (specializing in Defamation and Invasion of Privacy), Mass Media Law, Internet Speech, Jurisprudence, First Amendment Law and Social Media, Freedom of Speech, Cyberbullying.
Professional Activities:
University of Florida: Joined College of Law in 1994 as Assistant Professor; named Associate Professor (1997-2000), full Professor (since 2000); Associate Dean for Faculty Development (2005-06). University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship (2001-2003; 2005-2007). Chair of Appointments (2006-07).
Teacher of the Year (1996-97 & 2002-2003). Twice selected by students as faculty graduation speaker.
Selected Organizations: The Florida Bar (since 1994); Professionalism Committee of the Florida Bar 1995-96, 2005-06; Order of the Coif.
Advisor to numerous student journals and organizations, including the Entertainment Law Review and the Journal of Law & Public Policy.
Career Highlights: Author of three casebooks (Torts, Mass Media Law and First Amendment Law) and one reference book on freedom of the press. Author of numerous law review articles, several of which have been cited in published court opinions; Speaker at various conferences, including the Florida Bar's annual First Amendment Law Symposium; Cooperating Counsel with ACLU in a case involving anonymous Internet speech; International Contributing Editor to the Media & Arts Law Review (Australia). Testified before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, in hearing entitled "Oath Taking, Truth Telling and Remedies in the Business World"

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United States Media Law Update (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Rachael Jones) UF Law Faculty Publications (2016)

In June 2015 the United States Supreme Court completed what was hailed as its most ‘liberal term of the ages’, issuing major decisions on controversial issues, such as same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the Affordable ...

Public Forum 2.0 (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2011)

Social media have the potential to revolutionize discourse between American citizens and their governments. At present, however, the U.S. Supreme Court's public forum jurisprudence frustrates rather than fosters that potential. This article navigates the notoriously ...

Public Forum 2.0 (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) ExpressO (2011)

Social media have the potential to revolutionize discourse between American citizens and their governments. At present, however, the U.S. Supreme Court's public forum jurisprudence frustrates rather than fosters that potential. This article navigates the notoriously ...

Anonymity in Cyberspace: What Can We Learn from John Doe? (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2009)

This Article examines the evolution of the law governing libel suits against anonymous "John Doe" defendants based on Internet speech. Between 1999 and 2009, courts crafted new First Amendment doctrines to protect Internet speakers from ...

Nobody's Fools: The Rational Audience as First Amendment Ideal (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) ExpressO (2009)

Assumptions about audiences shape the outcomes of First Amendment cases. Yet the Supreme Court rarely specifies what its assumptions about audiences are, much less attempts to justify them. Drawing on literary theory, this Article identifies ...

Authorship, Audiences, and Anonymous Speech (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Thomas F. Cotter) UF Law Faculty Publications (2007)

This Article aims to assist lawmakers and courts to find the proper balance between the right to speak without disclosing one's true identity and the rights of those injured by anonymous speech. To this end, ...

United States Media Law Update (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Rachael Jones) UF Law Faculty Publications (2016)

In June 2015 the United States Supreme Court completed what was hailed as its most ‘liberal term of the ages’, issuing major decisions on controversial issues, such as same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the Affordable ...

Not a Free Press Court? (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2012)

The last decade has been tumultuous for print and broadcast media. Daily newspaper circulation continues to fall precipitously, magazines struggle to survive, and network television audiences keep shrinking. In the meanwhile, cable news is prospering, ...

Public Forum 2.0 (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2011)

Social media have the potential to revolutionize discourse between American citizens and their governments. At present, however, the U.S. Supreme Court's public forum jurisprudence frustrates rather than fosters that potential. This article navigates the notoriously ...

Public Forum 2.0 (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) ExpressO (2011)

Social media have the potential to revolutionize discourse between American citizens and their governments. At present, however, the U.S. Supreme Court's public forum jurisprudence frustrates rather than fosters that potential. This article navigates the notoriously ...

Nobody's Fools: The Rational Audience as First Amendment Ideal (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) ExpressO (2009)

Assumptions about audiences shape the outcomes of First Amendment cases. Yet the Supreme Court rarely specifies what its assumptions about audiences are, much less attempts to justify them. Drawing on literary theory, this Article identifies ...

Where's the Harm?: Free Speech and the Regulation of Lies (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2008)

False factual information has no First Amendment value, and yet the United States Supreme Court has accorded lies a measure of First Amendment protection. The First Amendment imposes something in the nature of a presumption ...

United States Media Law Update (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Rachael Jones) UF Law Faculty Publications (2016)

In June 2015 the United States Supreme Court completed what was hailed as its most ‘liberal term of the ages’, issuing major decisions on controversial issues, such as same-sex marriage, affirmative action and the Affordable ...

Public Forum 2.0 (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) ExpressO (2011)

Social media have the potential to revolutionize discourse between American citizens and their governments. At present, however, the U.S. Supreme Court's public forum jurisprudence frustrates rather than fosters that potential. This article navigates the notoriously ...

Public Forum 2.1: Public Higher Education Institutions and Social Media (Robert H. Jerry and Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2012)

Like most of us, public colleges and universities increasingly are communicating via Facebook, Second Life, YouTube, Twitter and other social media. Unlike most of us, public colleges and universities are government actors, and their social ...

How Not to Criminalize Cyberbullying (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Andrea Garcia) UF Law Faculty Publications (2012)

This essay provides a sustained constitutional critique of the growing body of laws criminalizing cyberbullying. These laws typically proceed by either modernizing existing harassment and stalking laws or crafting new criminal offenses. Both paths are ...

Incendiary Speech and Social Media (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2011)

Incidents illustrating the incendiary capacity of social media have rekindled concerns about the "mismatch" between existing doctrinal categories and new types of dangerous speech. This Essay examines two such incidents, one in which an offensive ...

Government Sponsored Social Media and Public Forum Doctrine Under the First Amendment: Perils and Pitfalls (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2011)

The goal of this article is to provide guidance to lawyers trying to navigate the morass that is the U.S. Supreme Court’s public forum jurisprudence in order to advise government actors wishing to establish social ...

Phases and Faces of the Duke Lacrosse Controversy: A Conversation (James E. Coleman, Angela Davis, Michael Gerhardt, et al.) UF Law Faculty Publications (2009)

This panel took place at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) in July 2008 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The transcript has been edited for grammar, punctuation and writing ...

Medium-Specific Regulation of Attorney Advertising: A Critique (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky and Tera Jckowski Peterson) UF Law Faculty Publications (2007)

This Article conducts an in-depth analysis of Florida's new and proposed attorney advertising rules and demonstrates that they are not only unconstitutional, but also fail to serve consumers' needs for legal services. The Article first ...

Brandenburg and the United States' War on Incitement Abroad: Defending a Double Standard (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2002)

While it is perfectly legitimate for the United States to attempt to persuade foreign citizens and media not to engage in advocacy of violent acts, the administration's rhetoric suggests that the United States expects foreign ...

Silencing John Doe: Defamation & Discourse in Cyberspace (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2000)

John Doe has become a popular defamation defendant as corporations and their officers bring defamation suits for statements made about them in Internet discussion fora. These new suits are not even arguably about recovering money ...

The Reasonable Woman and the "Warrior Code" (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (2000)

In the provocative book A Law of Her Own: The Reasonable Woman as a Measure of Man, Caroline Forell and Donna Matthews argue that existing law systematically undervalues women's experiences of sexual harassment and sexual ...

Prying, Spying, and Lying: Intrusive Newsgathering and What the Law Should Do About It (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (1998)

The media’s use of intrusive newsgathering techniques poses an increasing threat to individual privacy. Courts currently resolve the overwhelming majority of conflicts in favor of the media. This is not because the First Amendment bars ...

Defensor Fidei: The Travails of a Post-Realist Formalist (Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky) UF Law Faculty Publications (1995)

This Article explores common formalist themes, asking not whether formalism's aspirations are attainable but why formalists still struggle to attain them in the face of sustained attacks by anti-formalists. After briefly sketching the tenets of ...