Media

A sampling of Catherine’s comments on the December 3, 2021 school shooting in Oxford, Michigan:
December 16, 2021 |

NPR, All Things Considered, Parents of sisters killed in Oxford school shooting file 2 $100 million lawsuits. Dec. 9, 2021

Detroit News, Do different lawyers for Oxford High suspect, parents mean unequal representation?  Dec. 7, 2021.

Axios, A school’s responsibility in a mass shooting. Dec. 6, 2021

CNN, Don Lemon, Dec. 6, 2021 (no link available).

NBC Nightly News, Unprecedented charges in Michigan high school shooting.  Dec. 4, 2021.

New York Times, In the Michigan Shooting, What Is the School’s Responsibility?  Dec.4, 2021.

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A Right To Lie? Featured in The Campaign for the American Reader and The Page 99 Test
August 29, 2021 | Campaign for the American Reader and The Page 99 Test

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One “Vulgar” Cheerleader Vindicated—But Other Students May Still Face Discipline for Off-Campus Speech, Comment on Mahanoy v. B.L.
July 8, 2021 | Published in First Amendment Watch and in On the Docket (Oct. Term 2020), Geo. Wash. L. Rev.
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This Acquittal Sends Three Dangerous Messages to Future Presidents
February 13, 2021 | Politico

This Acquittal Sends Three Dangerous Messages to Future Presidents

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Impeachment, Incitement, and the First Amendment
February 11, 2021 | National Constitution Center

Catherine J. Ross discussed on the National Constitution Center “We the People” podcast the legal and constitutional standards for impeachment.

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It’s Been A Good Week.
January 23, 2021 | Connecticut Public Radio

Catherine J. Ross: Proving incitement and the constitutionality of trying an ex-president.

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What the First Amendment Really Says About Whether Trump Incited the Capitol Riot
January 19, 2021 | Slate
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Trump’s Free-Speech Order Could Have Been Harsher. But Higher-Ed Leaders Still Don’t Approve.’
March 21, 2019 | Chronicle of Higher Education
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Consequences of Trump’s executive order requiring college campus free speech
March 14, 2019 | First Amendment News

Catherine J. Ross writes in First Amendment News about consequences of Trump’s executive order requiring college campus free speech.

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Trump’s Latest Threat to Free Speech and the Academy
March 14, 2019 | TheFire.org

Catherine J. Ross is quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education about the government’s interpretation of free speech in Trump’s executive order.

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Legal Scholars Don’t Know the Details of Trump’s Order on Campus Speech. But They Think It’s a Mistake’
March 4, 2019 | Chronicle of Higher Education
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Trump Promises Executive Order That Could Strip Colleges of Funding if They Don’t ‘Support Free Speech’
March 2, 2019 | The Washington Post

Catherine J. Ross is quoted by The Chronicle of Higher Education about the legality of President Trump’s executive order on campus speech.

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School Walkouts, March for Our Lives, and First Amendment Rights
March 29, 2018 | First Amendment Watch

Catherine J. Ross is quoted by The Washington Post about Trump’s free speech executive order and how it raises First Amendment concerns.

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Speaking Freely with Stanley Unger
January 12, 2018 | Georgetown University

Free Speech Project

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On impeachment,
December 6, 2017 |

National Press Club 

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Taking the Knee
October 13, 2017 | NPR

On Point with Tom Ashbrook

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College Is Too Late to Teach Free Speech
February 7, 2017 | Chronicle of Higher Education

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Conversation with Gene Policinski at the Newseum:
July 30, 2016 | Newseum
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Students’ First Amendment Rights in Schools
December 17, 2015 | SPLC Podcast

Catherine Ross is interviewed by Frank LoMonte, Director Student Press Law Center December 17, 2015

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Balancing Freedom Of Speech And Maintaining Order
November 12, 2015 | Texas Public Radio, The Source
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What Lies Ahead in the College Speech Wars?
September 13, 2007 | Chronicle of Higher Education
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Other Highlights

USA Today Op-Ed
“Strangling the Free Minds of Children,”
Politico
This Acquittal Sends Three Dangerous Messages to Future Presidents
Congressional testimony
Watch Catherine’s Congressional testimony
The George Washington Law Review
Catherine’s comment on Elonis v. U.S.
Washington Post Op-ed
The Supreme Court was right to strike down California’s video game law
American Lawyer
Fighting for Children’s Legal Rights