MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Censorship and the First Amendment

Thursday, March 16, 2023
9:00 - 10:00 AM

We are pleased to welcome constitutional expert and University of Michigan Law Professor Len Niehoff as our March Advocacy Hour guest speaker. Join us on Zoom at 9:00 AM on Thursday, March 16 to learn more about the First Amendment and intellectual freedom. Len will share his expertise on the First Amendment, history of banned books and predictions for the future, followed by time for audience Q&A. Advocacy Hour conversations are always free to attend but registration is required.

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Guest Speaker

Len Niehoff serves as Professor from Practice at the University of Michigan Law School, where he teaches courses in civil procedure, ethics, evidence, First Amendment, law & theology, and media law. He is the author of more than one hundred publications in these fields. He is also Of Counsel to Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, where he helps lead the firm’s appellate, higher education, and media law practices. He has been quoted as an expert on various legal issues by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, the Atlantic, Voice of America, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Intercept, the Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press, and other major media entities. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.

MLA Connect Advocacy Hours are an opportunity for the library community to learn more about MLA's advocacy and legislative priorities including funding, elections, property taxes, literacy, internet access, privacy, intellectual freedom, and more. Each month, we will address a new topic and share any pending legislation introduced in the House or Senate that could impact the Michigan library community. Open discussion and Q & A will follow the interview-style agenda.

Monthly sessions will take place generally on the third Thursday of the month at 10:00 am. Advocacy Hours are free to attend to anyone interested in joining the conversation! A maximum of 500 attendees can join each live event. Registered attendees will receive information and a link to access the meetings on the Zoom platform. 

Please note recordings of all MLA Advocacy Hours are available to watch for free and on-demand at MLA Connect On-Demand.