Following law school, Adam practiced entertainment-focused civil litigation in California and wrote for a variety of outlets on matters involving the First Amendment and the Internet. Adam is a member of the First Amendment Lawyers Association and is a member of the California and Pennsylvania state bars.
Adam Steinbaugh
Director, Individual Rights Defense Program
Following law school, Adam practiced entertainment-focused civil litigation in California and wrote for a variety of outlets on matters involving the First Amendment and the Internet. Adam is a member of the First Amendment Lawyers Association and is a member of the California and Pennsylvania state bars.
Recent Writing
- Nicholls State president declares ‘Free speech does not protect hate speech.’ Not exactly., June 12, 2020
- Weber State University places professor on leave over tweets endorsing violence against journalist, protesters, June 3, 2020
- Why did a Bellevue College administrator censor an art installation memorializing Japanese-American internment camps? Public records suggest a motive., May 19, 2020
- Dickinson College seeks to identify, but says it won’t punish, operator of anonymous ‘Men of Dickinson’ Instagram account, May 1, 2020
- How to FOIA your college’s Facebook and Twitter records, April 27, 2020
- How social media companies and government actors can improve freedom of expression online, April 24, 2020
- Institutions stonewall public records requests over Facebook, Twitter accounts, April 23, 2020
- ProctorU threatens UC Santa Barbara faculty over criticism during coronavirus crisis, March 26, 2020
- Congressman’s call for investigation into University of Arizona faculty would, if granted, violate the First Amendment, February 28, 2020
- Report: Michigan State University’s police seek to identify anonymous users from online Q&A with MSU president [UPDATED], February 24, 2020
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