Samantha received her undergraduate degree in Politics from Princeton University in 1999, and went on to earn her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2002. Following a clerkship with the late Judge Jay C. Waldman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, she was a litigation associate at Pepper Hamilton LLP before joining FIRE in 2005.
Samantha received her undergraduate degree in Politics from Princeton University in 1999, and went on to earn her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2002. Following a clerkship with the late Judge Jay C. Waldman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, she was a litigation associate at Pepper Hamilton LLP before joining FIRE in 2005.
Recent Writing
- University of Richmond president: Teach free speech, not censorship., January 29, 2021
- Judge benchslaps Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for its treatment of accused student, October 22, 2020
- A long time coming: The new Title IX regulations take effect today, August 14, 2020
- Princeton faculty petition threatens free speech, academic freedom, July 8, 2020
- Happy Independence Day from FIRE!, July 4, 2020
- Sixth Circuit: Hearing panel’s decision may itself be evidence of sex bias in campus Title IX case, July 1, 2020
- Third Circuit: Private universities that promise basic fairness must provide hearing, cross-examination to students accused of sexual misconduct, June 1, 2020
- Fired for his views, UNT math professor brings free speech lawsuit, April 27, 2020
- The best response to speech you don’t like? More speech., April 23, 2020
- Judge to Syracuse: Turn over advisor records that may demonstrate university bias, April 3, 2020
