Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 59 minutes ago
Jonathan Glater (Berkeley Law), Pam Samuelson (Berkeley Law)
Associate Dean Glater will discuss litigation risk to newsrooms and the doctrinal context of threats to newsgathering.
Professor Samuelson will discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's most recent rulings on social media regulations for democracy and freedom of speech.
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Americans have long taken for granted a baseline level of democracy and the rule of law. We have often fallen short of fully realizing those ideals, but for most of the past century there were few worries that the country might fall into authoritarian rule. Today, many worry that we have entered an era of democratic backsliding. The 2024 election heightens those fears for many, but the problems facing our democracy are more deeply rooted. This speaker series will address those fears and consider possible responses.
Jonathan Glater (Berkeley Law), Pam Samuelson (Berkeley Law)
Associate Dean Glater will discuss litigation risk to newsrooms and the doctrinal context of threats to newsgathering.
Professor Samuelson will discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's most recent rulings on social media regulations for democracy and freedom of speech.
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Americans have long taken for granted a baseline level of democracy and the rule of law. We have often fallen short of fully realizing those ideals, but for most of the past century there were few worries that the country might fall into authoritarian rule. Today, many worry that we have entered an era of democratic backsliding. The 2024 election heightens those fears for many, but the problems facing our democracy are more deeply rooted. This speaker series will address those fears and consider possible responses.
