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
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.
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.
Robbie Parker on His Book ‘A Father’s Fight: Taking on Alex Jones’
Parker discussed his book, his experience dealing with grief, and what he described as a lack of responsibility taken by social media platforms.
ACLU’s Kia Hamadanchy on the ‘Stop Terror-Financing’ Bill Targeting Non-Profits
Hamadanchy noted the possible reasons for the bill's introduction and expressed concerns over its power in the next presidential administration if enacted.