Modern Legal History Series Free Speech Discussion
Cohn, Ari & Usman, Jeffrey
Abstract
Transcript of interview. Ari Cohn was interviewed by Professor Jeffrey Usman on March 19, 2018 at the Belmont Law Review Symposium 2018: The Modern Workplace: Contemporary Legal Issues in Employment and Labor Law. Cohn opens the interview by discussing his work with a nonprofit organization, FIRE. Later, he discusses the work done by FIRE's policy reform team.
He speaks at length about freedom of speech issues on college campuses, referencing numerous cases, including Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District and Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. The interview concludes with questions from the audience.