FIRE >
Articles by: Josh Smith
Josh Smith
Legislative Fellow
Josh graduated from Harvard Law School in 2020, where he developed and expanded programming for Banned Books Week and created and co-founded Open Inquiry, a forum for students of any background, identity, or viewpoint to discuss and debate any topic. While in law school, Josh worked for the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, FIRE, and other civil liberties organizations. He now joins FIRE as a legislative fellow.
Josh received his undergraduate degree in English literature from Hunter College at the City University of New York and serves on the Advisory Council to the Free Speech Union.
Recent Writing
-
West Virginia delegates defend open inquiry, with more to be done, August 5, 2020
-
Chairs of both College Democrats and Republicans rebuke pro-censorship Georgetown Senate, July 29, 2020
-
Iowa Board of Regents, University of Iowa faculty commit to free speech and academic freedom, May 9, 2019
-
Nebraska GOP effort to have college disinvite Bob Kerrey undermines free speech message, April 24, 2019
-
Federal judge rules First Amendment means University of Iowa can’t play favorites with student orgs, February 8, 2019
-
A “reflective” inquisition: LMU burdens Ben Shapiro lecture, January 31, 2019
-
A problem predicted: recent calls for censorship invoke unconstitutional definition of anti-Semitism, January 18, 2019
-
Dixie State faces legislative scrutiny after attempting to terminate professor, September 21, 2018
Follow FIRE