Susanna Granieri is a recent graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her past internships include writing for the Legislative Gazette, an Albany-based newspaper focused on legislation, policy and politics; and working as an Immersion Fellow at the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, where she investigated the use of faulty forensic science in death penalty convictions in Mississippi and nationally.
Susanna Granieri
Researcher and Reporter
Sarah Palin Case May Indicate Cracks in NYT v. Sullivan Actual Malice Test
My best evidence of that modern backlash against NYT v. Sullivan is the protracted legal battle over a defamation claim brought by Sarah Palin against The New York Times.
Columbia University Student and the US Government Spar Over His Detention in Louisiana
In court papers over the weekend, lawyers for the Justice Department also blamed his move on overcrowded facilities in the Northeast.
Government Asks That Detained Columbia Student’s Legal Fight Be Moved to New Jersey or Louisiana
His lawyers argued that he engaged in protected free speech and that the government is illegally retaliating against him over it.
ACLU of Michigan’s Ramis Wadood on Its Lawsuit Against University of Michigan
In an interview Wadood described the university’s alleged First Amendment violations and explained how the university’s policies sweep up constitutionally protected speech.
Knight Institute’s Carrie DeCell on Trump’s Threat to ‘Deport Hamas Sympathizers’
In an interview, DeCell, senior staff attorney and legislative advisor at the Knight Institute, outlined the First Amendment implications of President Trump’s executive order.
FIRE’s Greg Greubel on a Student’s Right to Free Expression Online
Greubel explained why universities cannot police student’s protected online speech, and argued that “professionalism policies” found in university codes of conduct are often vague.
Legal Scholar Samantha Barbas on Press Freedom Under Trump
Barbas shared her expectations for a second Trump presidency regarding press freedom and explained reasons why the press could cover the administration differently.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker’s Stephanie Sugars on Protests, Police and the Press
Sugars discussed the considerations that are made in including detainments or arrests in the Tracker and the often tumultuous relationship between police and the press.