Litigating Chilling Effects

What are chilling effects, and why is First Amendment law concerned with them? How do litigators present chilling effects claims in court?

This webinar, featuring experienced litigators and First Amendment experts, will focus on legal and evidentiary questions related to chilling effects. Speakers will discuss the current state of First Amendment doctrine related to chilling effects, cases they are litigating, how they constructed their claims, and what evidence they are drawing upon to support them.

The discussion will cover several ongoing cases, including American Association of University Professors v. Rubio; Doc Society v. Rubio; and United Auto Workers v. U.S. Department of State. Speakers will also discuss the role that social science research can play in establishing chilling effects related to a particular law or policy. This webinar is open to all and is designed in part to offer practical information to lawyers considering bringing cases that involve chilling effects claims. The program will include ample time for Q&A with speakers.

Registration is required to attend.

Speakers

• Carrie DeCell, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
• Evelyn Douek, Stanford Law School
• Stacy Livingston, Yale Law School
• Jonathon Penney, Osgoode Hall Law School

Moderator

• Katy Glenn Bass, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University