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
Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian Delivers Keynote Address at National First Amendment Summit
Jason Rezaian, director of press freedom initiatives for The Washington Post, discussed the vitally important role of journalists in society in his keynote address at the 2024 National First Amendment Summit.
GW Law Professor Catherine Ross on Campus Speech and Free Expression
Ross weighs the pros and cons of institutional neutrality and stresses the importance of having well-crafted rules in place before demonstrations begin.
Leading First Amendment Experts on The Most Pressing Free Speech Challenges
Scholars, journalists, and legal advocates will tackle some of the most urgent issues around freedom of expression at the National Constitution Center on Tuesday.
Two FIRE Attorneys on a Defamation Lawsuit Against an Oklahoma Historian
FIRE attorneys Greg Greubel and Sara Berinhout outline the First Amendment issues in the dispute and highlight the importance of anti-SLAPP legislation.
In Missouri, Signs Were Required In Sex Offenders’ Yards on Halloween. Until Now
A court ruled that the provision violated the First Amendment by forcing “compelled speech,” depriving those on the registry “of their freedom to speak in their own words."
Former Columbia J School Dean Nicholas Lemann on Changing the Press Clause
Lemann offers suggestions on how to curb the economic decline of journalism, arguing that credentialing professional journalists may be important to its survival.
South Carolina ACLU’s Legal Director on Alleged ‘Suppression’ of Incarcerated Voices
The organization is challenging a Department of Corrections policy that it claims violates its First Amendment right to receive and publish the speech of incarcerated people.
Legal Scholar Tim Zick on the First Amendment in the Trump Era
Zick discussed the First Amendment conflicts that arose under Donald Trump and how those disputes might be reanimated if he’s reelected this November.