The "de-platforming" of former President Donald Trump from prominent social media platforms following the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol raises questions about the power of private corporations to regulate public conversation, and the legal system's power to regulate them, in our wired age. Join the ACS Arizona, Austin, DC, Michigan, Orange County, and Philadelphia Lawyer Chapters as we welcome a panel of prominent experts to discuss the broader implications for free speech.

Featuring:

Katie Fallow, Senior Staff Attorney, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Gautam Hans, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School
Colin Stretch, Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School, and former General Counsel of Facebook, Inc.
Laurence H. Tribe, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Emeritus, Harvard Law School
Eugene Volokh, Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law

Moderated by:

Dan Kaplan, Assistant Federal Public Defender; Member, ACS Phoenix Chapter Board of Directors

Outro:

Jami Johnson, Assistant Federal Public Defender; Member, ACS Phoenix Chapter Board of Directors

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