Greg Harold Greubel
Litigation Team
Greg Harold Greubel is a litigator and passionate advocate for the First Amendment rights of all Americans. With experience litigating impactful cases nationwide, Greg defends the rights of students, artists, professors, journalists, and employees, with a special focus on protecting academic freedom in higher education.
Greg’s cases have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fox News, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, and many others. Greg is also a regular commentator on issues relating to free speech culture, with his writings published in Persuasion, The Des Moines Register, Reason Magazine, and other outlets. Greg regularly appears on radio and TV to speak about his cases and free speech issues.
Greg developed an interest in free speech culture as a young, politically active Iowan. He continued to hone this interest by studying philosophy at the University of Northern Iowa, where he graduated summa cum laude. Following his undergraduate degree, Greg attended Villanova University School of Law, graduating cum laude. Outside of FIRE, Greg enjoys hunting, fishing, and supporting Philadelphia’s sports teams.
Greg is admitted to the Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and California bars. He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States and several courts of appeals and district courts.
Recent Writings
- Why RICO can’t be used to punish speech,
- Grandpa’s advice for the new wave of American censors,
- ESPN host Stephen A. Smith talks about being censored as a student journalist and the importance of free speech in HBO interview,
- In Meriwether v. Hartop, the Sixth Circuit recognizes an academic exception to restrictions on the First Amendment rights of public employees,
- UPDATE: Court rejects Jones County Junior College’s attempt to dismiss lawsuit by former student Mike Brown,
- Public records reveal Wright State used unconstitutional Facebook page policy to censor pro-union speech during historic faculty strike,
- Sixth Circuit properly finds that University of Michigan bias response team could chill students’ speech,
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