Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)
A panel on free speech will take place at the Library of Congress on June 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The discussion will feature notable speakers including Eugene Volokh, Emerson Sykes, and Mary Anne Franks, moderated by David Lat. The event is free but requires registration.
- ▪The panel will cover a wide range of free speech matters.
- ▪Eugene Volokh is a prominent First Amendment scholar.
- ▪Emerson Sykes is a staff attorney at the ACLU focusing on free speech.
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Free Speech Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat) Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters. Eugene Volokh | 5.29.2026 10:10 AM The event is free, but you need to register at the event page. From the page: On June 2 at the Library of Congress, Eugene Volokh, one of the country's preeminent First Amendment scholars and a Federalist Society member; Emerson Sykes, a staff attorney at the ACLU who focuses on free speech; and Mary Anne Franks, professor at the George Washington University Law School and a leading thinker on the relationship between free expression and equality—in conversation with moderator David Lat, founder of Above the Law and Original…
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