Levin College of Law
First Amendment Initiative
Led by Lyrissa Lidsky · Levin College of Law
What we study
This initiative of the Program in Law and Government studies new free-speech questions raised by artificial intelligence, social media and government. It is led by Professors Lidsky and Bambauer.
What working here is like
- Reading, writing & theory
- Project
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- Papers
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What we're looking for
“A First Amendment Laboratory will launch in Spring 2026 to support hands-on student work, including podcasts, citizen guides, and white papers.”
Current projects
First Amendment Laboratory
A hands-on student lab for podcasts, citizen guides and white papers on free speech.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Media and Society After Technological Disruption
2024 · Cambridge University Press eBooks
Looks at how the internet has reshaped media and the social institutions built on it, from local journalism to social media.
- Cheap Speech and the Gordian Knot of Defamation Reform
2024 · Cambridge University Press eBooks
Considers how defamation law written in 1977 fits today's internet and media landscape.
Plain-language summaries are AI-written and reviewed by us; check the paper for details.
How to reach out
Lyrissa Lidsky hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.