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UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social · 8h

“Free Speech & Incitement in the 21st Century” will take place on Mon., Oct. 19 at 5:30pm in Centennial 1804 at UW-Eau Claire. Panelists for this event are @joannesweeny.bsky.social, @adamkunz.com, & @erictkasper.bsky.social. The event is free and open to the public. It is part of #FreeSpeechWeek

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you so much to IM John Bartholomew for holding a simultaneous exhibition with the UWEC Chess Club last weekend at UW-Eau Claire.

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UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social commemorated Constitution Week at UW-Eau Claire with multiple events, including @radiofreetom.bsky.social speaking on "The Death of Expertise," & student scholars with our center discussing their research with @govevers.wisconsin.gov & other state officials.

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UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Happy Constitution Day! Today the UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies is launching its new online publication, titled "1st Amendment Journal: A Full and Free Discussion of Ideas." www.1stamendmentjournal.com?utm_campaign...

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1st Amendment Journal | Menard Center | Substack

The 1st Amendment Journal is an online publication of the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies dedicated to advancing understanding of the First Amendment through articles and essays. Click to rea...

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UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social held its 6th Annual Teacher Symposium, co-sponsored by the Jack Miller Center. Presentations discussed the Civil War & Reconstruction. The symposium included a screening of the documentary, "Liberty at Stake: The Joshua Glover Story."

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UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

.@erictkasper.bsky.social's, “The Defamation Gambit: Why the First Amendment and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (Rightfully) Protect Magnus Carlsen et al.’s Statements about Hans Niemann’s Chess Playing” was published in the Berkeley Journal of Ent. & Sports Law. lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/13339...

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The Defamation Gambit: Why the First Amendment and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (Rightfully) Protect Magnus Carlsen et al.’s Statements about Hans Niemann’s Chess Playing

Kasper, Eric T.

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UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

MCCS Director @erictkasper.bsky.social & former MCCS steering committee member Nilesh Sinha authored an article titled, “Outside the Bounds: A Unifying Theory of the First Amendment and Unprotected Speech,” in the Quinnipiac Law Review. uweauclaire.iad1.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsC...

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UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Menard Center for Constitutional Studies Director @erictkasper.bsky.social was quoted by Politico in an article about the First Amendment and public officials restricting access to their social media accounts. uweauclaire.iad1.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsC...

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

UWEC's Menard Center for Constitutional Studies will host a documentary screening and post-film discussion for "Liberty at Stake: The Joshua Glover Story," on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire. www.uwec.edu/stories/250-...

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250 years of independence calls for celebration, conversation

July 4 holiday and Joshua Glover screening offer chances to reflect on America's achievements and struggles

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I was recently interviewed for a Politico article about social media bans and the First Amendment. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Social media bans collide with free speech

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My newest article, “The Defamation Gambit: Why the First Amendment and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (Rightfully) Protect Magnus Carlsen et al.’s Statements about Hans Niemann’s Chess Playing,” was published in the Berkeley Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law. lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/13339...

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The Defamation Gambit: Why the First Amendment and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (Rightfully) Protect Magnus Carlsen et al.’s Statements about Hans Niemann’s Chess Playing

Kasper, Eric T.

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

During the recent 2025-26 academic year, the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at UW-Eau Claire hosted several constitutional experts, including Jeffrey Rosen, Nadine Strossen, and @nicoperrino.bsky.social. I am grateful that students on our campus had a chance to learn from them all.

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I was honored to moderate Jeffrey Rosen's discussion of "Declaration of Independence: 250 Years of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" last night at UW-Eau Claire!

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Last weekend I had fun representing the UWEC Chess Club and Wisconsin Chessheads at GEEKcon at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Barron County!

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SUNY Press @sunypress.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

FREE SPEECH AND INCITEMENT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY asks: where does protected speech end and incitement begin? From WWI to Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969), it explores how “imminent lawless action” is defined, and why it still matters. #MPSA2026 #ReadUP tinyurl.com/mr3w4re9 #FreeSpeech #SCOTUS

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

My newest article, titled “ICYMI (In Case You Missed It): Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and First Amendment Protections for Social Media Platform Expression,” was recently published in the Tulsa Law Review. digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/tlr/vol61/is...

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ICYMI (In Case You Missed It): Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and First Amendment Protections for Social Media Platform Expression

By Eric T. Kasper, Published on 03/24/26

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Thank you to National Chess Master Okey Iwu for playing a simultaneous exhibition against 20 competitors at the Rice Lake Public Library last weekend. For those interested in playing chess in the area, our club regularly meets on Mondays at 6pm at the library. www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_ch...

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One against 20: National chess master takes on opponents in Rice Lake tournament

Local chess players enjoyed the unique opportunity of matching wits against a national master who came to Rice Lake Saturday to discuss strategy before playing 20 people simultaneously in a

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I was honored to speak about the history of the Bill of Rights at an event put on by the League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley on Monday. December 15 was the 234th anniversary of the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

In case you haven't noticed, Free Speech and Incitement in the Twenty-First Century, which @joannesweeny.bsky.social and I edited, is now available in paperback from @sunypress.bsky.social! sunypress.edu/Books/F/Free...

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Free Speech and Incitement in the Twenty-First Century

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

“Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?” Milton, Areopagitica (1644)

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Chess.com @chess.com · 20/07/2025

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CHESS DAY 🥳🎉

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

@joannesweeny.bsky.social & I have co-edited "Free Speech & Incitement in the 21st Century," with @sunypress.bsky.social. Contributors include D.Downs, @adamkunz.bsky.social, T.Shiell, S.Feldman, R.VanLandingham, S.Carthens, C.Wells, H.Schweber, R.Anderson, & D.Canon. Release date is May 1, 2025.

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Free Speech and Incitement in the Twenty-First Century

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

"The Supreme Court and the Philosopher: How John Stuart Mill Shaped U.S. Free Speech Protections" was released one year ago today. If you haven't picked up a copy of this book co-authored by Troy Kozma and me, below is a review that may pique your interest. firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/new-boo...

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New book explores John Stuart Mill’s influence on U.S. free speech protections

A new book analyzes how John Stuart Mill has influenced Supreme Court justices in the development of free speech law.

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SUNY Press @sunypress.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Nice to see Eric T. Kasper at our booth at the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago! Eric is holding a copy of his new book of Free Speech and Incitement in the Twenty-First Century, which he coedited with JoAnne Sweeny. #MPSA2025 #ReadUP

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Last week the UW-Eau Claire Menard Center for Constitutional Studies hosted First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams, someone who has represented clients in free expression cases before the U.S. Supreme Court since New York Times Co. v. United States (1971). (photo credit Maddie Kasper)

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My new book chapter titled, “Lindke v. Freed & O’Connor-Radcliff v. Garnier: State Action & the First Amendment,” was published in SCOTUS 2024: Major Decisions and Developments of the U.S. Supreme Court. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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SCOTUS 2024

This book explains and contextualizes the landmark cases of the US Supreme Court in the term ending 2024 and analyzes ethics scandals

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

"No person shall...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law." U.S. Constitution, Amendment V.

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

"Academic freedom, though not a specifically enumerated constitutional right, long has been viewed as a special concern of the First Amendment." Regents v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265, 312 (1978).

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

"That freedom is therefore a special concern of the First Amendment, which does not tolerate laws that cast a pall of orthodoxy over the classroom." Keyishian v. Bd. of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 603 (1967).

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

"Our Nation is deeply committed to safeguarding academic freedom, which is of transcendent value to all of us and not merely to the teachers concerned." Keyishian v. Bd. of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 603 (1967).

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

"[T]he First Amendment...prohibits any law ‘abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.’ It must be taken as a command of the broadest scope that explicit language, read in the context of a liberty-loving society, will allow." Bridges v. California, 314 U.S. 252, 263 (1941).

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The Menard Center for Constitutional Studies is screening "Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely" on Wed, Mar 26 at 5:30pm in Hibbard 103 at UW-Eau Claire. The film's subject, 1st Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams, & the film's director, Academy Award winner Yael Melamede, will hold a post-film Q&A session!

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I learned a lot from International Master John Bartholomew during his chess simultaneous exhibition and Q&A session yesterday at the L.E. Phillips Public Library. Thank you to him and to the Eau Claire Chess Club for organizing the event!

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. So don’t be inactive." -- Alexei Navalny (June 4, 1976 – February 16, 2024).

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Eric T. Kasper @erictkasper.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

"It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, 177 (1803).

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