Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Jane Kirtley delivered a lecture, entitled "We the People, A Free Press," as part of the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum series on the Bill of Rights at the Minnesota History Center in St.…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a member of a media panel on Twin Cities Public Television's show "Almanac" to discuss the grass roots opposition to anti-online piracy legislation, SOPA and PIPA, as well as the ABC…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed about the First Amendment implications of proposed federal anti-piracy legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, on…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed by KMSP Fox 9 for "News at 10," where she discussed the implications of a case challenging FCC fines for "fleeting expletives" and nudity on broadcast television, which was…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was the guest on Gary Eichten's "Midday" show on Minnesota Public Radio. They discussed issues in the media that arose in 2011, including the implications for press freedom in the United…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a MinnPost.com story about proposed changes to the Anoka-Hennepin School District's anti-harassment policy. The changes would require teachers to provide information about…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a MinnPost.com story about Sen. Amy Klobuchar's bill to compel the U.S. Supreme Court to allow video cameras to cover oral arguments. Kirtley observed that "time is on the side…
—Professor Jane Kirtley spoke on "Federal FOIA in the United States: The Key to Open Government" at an international seminar entitled "Access to Public Information" in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The seminar was co-…
—Professor Jane Kirtley received a "Pioneer" Award from the National Scholastic Press Association at the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The NSPA's highest…
—Professor Jane Kirtley delivered a lecture on the speech and press clauses of the First Amendment as part of the "Rereading the Constitution" series for the University of Minnesota's College of Continuing…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a member of a media panel on TPT-TV's "Almanac." Kirtley discussed the $1 million libel judgment against KSTP-TV for a story about a naturopath, which may be the largest punitive…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was the lead speaker on the panel "Privacy Protection and Related Developments in Internet Law" at the Practising Law Institute's 2011 Communications Law in the Digital Age conference in…