The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton continue their acclaimed Civic Awareness Series with a virtual program will feature Ian Rosenberg, author of “The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms,” published this year.
His presentation through Zoom will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9. The program is free of charge, however, registration is required. Sign up online at Cantigny.org. Registrants will receive a Zoom link prior to the event.
Rosenberg is a media lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the field. Since 2003, he has served as legal counsel for ABC News. A Cornell Law School graduate, Rosenberg is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and a law professor at Brooklyn College.
“A deep dive into 10 precedent-setting legal actions that helped define the scope—and limits—of the First Amendment…The toughest nut in the book is the dividing line between hate speech and free speech, a discussion that anyone in media and legal circles will want to study closely.” – Kirkus Reviews
—Cantigny Park