How does the First Amendment really work? Is it a principle or a value? What is hate speech and should it always be banned? Should social media companies police the exchange of thoughts, ideas, and opinions? From the rise of fake news, to the role of tech companies, to demands for safe spaces and trigger warnings on campus-a new age has raised all new questions about first constitutional principles.

 

Join us for a one-day conference celebrating the publication of Professor Stanley Fish's latest book, The First: How to Think About Hate Speech, Campus Speech, Religious Speech, Fake News, Post-Truth, and Donald Trump (Atria Books, 2019).

 

Stanley Fish is the Floersheimer Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law and a New York Times bestselling author and columnist.