Susanna Granieri is the senior staff writer at First Amendment Watch and lead researcher on The SLAPP Back Initiative, a first-of-its-kind database tracking strategic lawsuits against public participation. She previously reported on politics and policy for the Albany-based Legislative Gazette and investigated the use of faulty forensic science in death penalty convictions with the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting. She is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz and the Columbia Journalism School.
Susanna Granieri
Senior Staff Writer
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Legal Scholar Robert George on Institutional Neutrality, Campus Discourse and Fruitful Disagreement
First Amendment Watch spoke with legal scholar and political philosopher Robert George about free speech in college classrooms and talking across differences.
New Mexico Seeks Child Safety Restrictions on Meta Apps and Algorithms in Trial’s 2nd Phase
“The state’s proposed mandates infringe on parental rights and stifle free expression,” Meta said last week in a statement.
Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Online Citizen Journalist Over Her Arrest in Texas
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, writing, “It should be obvious that this arrest violated the First Amendment.”
Wyoming Remains One of 10 States Without a Law To Prevent Lawsuits Intended To Silence Free Speech
A bill to curb strategic lawsuits against public participation died this session, but these so-called SLAPPs are a likely interim topic.
Montana Halts Permitting on All Weekend Rallies at Capitol, Thwarts Upcoming ‘No Kings’ Event
The policy requires a permit for any public event that uses “state resources, requires setup of any structures, materials, displays, or requires clean-up.”
AI Company Anthropic Sues Trump Administration Seeking To Undo ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Designation
The fight has boosted Anthropic’s reputation among some customers and tech workers who sided with the company’s refusal to budge to pressure from the Trump administration.
Attorney William Brewer on New York’s Even Year Election Law and the First Amendment
Brewer discussed the First Amendment arguments in the challenge to the EYEL and explained why he disagrees with the state.