John Coleman
John Coleman joins FIRE after a distinguished career in the public sector. For over six years, John served as counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, assisting on legal and constitutional policy issues, including those involving First Amendment freedoms. He also worked in the legal departments of two federal agencies before joining state government as a senior policy advisor in the South Dakota Office of the Governor. John earned his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Mary Washington and his J.D. from American University Washington College of Law.
Recent Writings
- The case for treating adults as adults when it comes to AI chatbots,
- The NO FAKES Act is a real threat to free expression,
- Why we shouldn’t let the government hit mute on AI speech,
- All that glitters is not gold: A brief history of efforts to rebrand social media censorship,
- Voters want AI political speech protected – and lawmakers should listen,
- Same old playbook, new target: AI chatbots,
- Don’t let Texas criminalize free political speech in the name of AI regulation,
- Victory in Virginia! Gov. Youngkin defends free speech by vetoing bill on ‘altered’ political media,
- FIRE opposes Virginia’s proposed regulation of candidate deepfakes ,
- Wave of state-level AI bills raise First Amendment problems,
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