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
FIRE Attorney Zach Silver on the First Amendment Right to Record Police in Pennsylvania
Silver outlined the First Amendment issues in the case and discussed why qualified immunity should not apply.
Hulk Hogan’s Lasting Effect on Publishing and Privacy Isn’t What You Think
In this story, Gawker wins, but then there’s a plot twist. In the end, despite Gawker’s victory, it’s pretty clear why it ultimately settled instead of fighting up the chain of courts.
Earthjustice’s Jeffrey Stein on US Department of Agriculture’s Alleged Climate Change ‘Purge’
Stein discussed the First Amendment implications of the case and the importance of the affirmative disclosure provision under FOIA.
Daniel’s Law and a Constitutional End to Publishing News Stories Containing a Home Address
In mid-June 2025, New Jersey’s high court prevented a journalist from reporting a newsworthy truth that he had learned from the government itself.
Legal Scholar Gloria J. Browne-Marshall on Her Book ‘A Protest History of the United States’
In an interview, Browne-Marshall discussed the criminalization of protest despite First Amendment protections and why protesters need to find ways to maintain their message and influence public opinion.
Florida’s Attorney General Targets a Restaurant Over an LGBTQ Pride Event
It was targeted even though a recent state law that restricts venues from admitting children to “adult” performances has been blocked by courts.
Picture an Execution: The First Amendment and the Spring 2025 Push for Death Chamber Access
Journalism’s fight for access has ramped up because, as the Louisiana and Indiana executions show, the death penalty itself could be ramping up. The escalation is happening on the federal level too.
FIRE’s Robert Corn-Revere on Trump’s ‘Election Interference’ Suit Against Pollster
In an interview, Corn-Revere, Selzer’s attorney, discusses the First Amendment issues in this case and outlines why filing this lawsuit under the “consumer fraud” statute is meritless.