Tully Center for Free Speech

Roy S. Gutterman (@rsgutter), Director, Tully Center for Free Speech. Located in @NewhouseSU #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #FreePress

[Syracuse University Today @SyracuseUToday]

ICYMI: Roy Gutterman, First Amendment scholar and @TullyCenter director, discusses Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC investigation action and the agency’s deviation from normal protocol. @CBC @NewhouseSU @SUCollegeofLaw
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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

Trump deleted an AI post depicting him as Jesus after conservative backlash. No law required its removal, just public pressure. That's free speech working as intended. #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

Nexstar’s $6.2B Tegna deal is reshaping local media, consolidating stations like WTNH and Fox 61. Our own Professor Roy Gutterman warns it raises concerns about media concentration and the future of local journalism. Read more about it below ⬇️

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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

Thank you to everyone who came out for the 2025 Tully Free Speech Award event honoring Marion County Record editor and publisher Eric Meyer. He showed us the importance of combatting the threats to free speech and to journalists everywhere.
#FreeSpeech #PressFreedom

[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

Tully Center Director Professor Roy Gutterman, highlights the importance of press protection and how warrants targeting journalists risk exposing sources and undermining news gathering.

‼️Join us Thursday 2/26 to hear more!!
https://t.co/kWg3CRGzKA

#FreeSpeech #PressFreedom

[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

Tully Center Director Professor Roy Gutterman, highlights the importance of press protection and how warrants targeting journalists risk exposing sources and undermining news gathering.

‼️Join us Thursday 2/26 to hear more!!
https://t.co/kWg3CRGzKA

#FreeSpeech #PressFreedom

[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

‼️Mark your calendars‼️ on February 26th in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium the Tully Center for Free Speech is presenting the 2025 Free Speech Award to Eric Meyer, editor and publisher of the Marion County Record. Read about it below ⬇️

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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

U.S. Olympians rallying behind a teammate after criticism over personal views is a timely reminder: the freedom to speak, and to dissent, does not stop at the sidelines. The First Amendment protects robust debate, in every arena 🗣️🇺🇸 #FreeSpeech

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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

‼️The unprecedented arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for covering a protest pose a clear threat to press freedom. This harms the public’s right to know. The First Amendment protects reporters…not intimidation. #FreePress

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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

The Pentagon’s new press access rules threaten independent journalism and the public’s right to know. We stand with @nytimes and CPJ in defending the First Amendment freedoms and transparent reporting from the government. #PressFreedom #FreeSpeech

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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

‼️A protest disrupting a church service over a pastor’s role as an ICE official, highlights tensions between free expression, religious freedom, and efforts to challenge policies that harm immigrant communities.
#FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment
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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

@CNN’s timeline traces a growing pattern of actions by the Trump administration that raise serious First Amendment questions—from press access to political retaliation. A free and independent press is essential to democracy.
#FirstAmendment #FreePress

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[Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress]

The Trump administration's claim that recording ICE agents is “illegal” is both unconstitutional and dangerous to democracy.

Documenting government actions is not a crime.

Read the letter we signed with 12 other rights organizations: https://t.co/G6IUW2PeGw

[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

Sen. Mark Kelly has sued the Pentagon, alleging retaliation for protected speech after he criticized the Trump administration. The case raises key First Amendment questions about government power and political expression.
#FreedomOfSpeech #FirstAmendment

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is suing the Pentagon over its attempts to punish him for urging members of the military to refuse illegal orders.

In his lawsuit, the former U.S. Navy pilot argued that the First Amendment forbids the government and its officials from punishing disfavored expression or retaliating against protected speech.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week that he was censuring Kelly, a procedural step that could lead to a demotion and a cut in retirement pay. In November, Kelly and five other Democrats released a video calling on troops not to follow orders if they are unlawful.

[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

📣Press freedom advocates are raising concerns after congressional committee voted to subpoena a journalist over published reporting, citing potential implications for First Amendment protections. A free press = central to a healthy democracy
#FreeSpeech
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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

Australia has become the first country to implement a social media ban for users under the age of 16. This includes TikTok, YouTube and Meta to name a few. Other countries are now coming out with versions of this law themselves. Do you think it will benefit the country?

[PBS News @NewsHour]

Australia has officially rolled out the world's first social media ban for those under the age of 16. It's up to the companies to decide how they enforce the ban. Ten platforms, including Instagram and TikTok, face fines of up to us $30 million if they fail to comply.

The rollout is being watched closely by other countries, which are considering similar measures amid global concerns over the impact of social media on children's health and safety.

[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

🚨Trump’s $1B lawsuit threat against the BBC over a Panorama edit raises key questions about defamation, accountability, and press freedom. The stakes for investigative journalism are high.
#TullyCenter #FreeSpeech #MediaLaw

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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

📣Federal district court dismisses the class-action lawsuit against a famous Iowa pollster, J. Ann Selzer. The class action lawsuit stemmed from a poll she published in the 2024 election predicting VP Kamala Harris would lead by three points. Read more 👇

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[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

✨Recognition Time: Tully Center Director Professor Roy Gutterman had the opportunity to speak at the School Library System Annual Conference!
#freespeech #FirstAmendment

[Tully Center for Free Speech @TullyCenter]

“Our shared reality is eroding.”

Join us Oct. 27 for War on Reality — a talk with Nina Jankowicz, expert on disinformation and democracy.

🗓️ 3:30-5 PM | 📍220 Eggers Hall

#FreeSpeech #WarOnReality #MediaFreedom #FirstAmendment