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DESCRIPTION:The USC Center for the Political Future\, Voices for Liberty\, 
 USC Gould School of Law\, USC Heterodox Academy\, USC Price School of Publi
 c Policy and the USC Open Dialogue Project invite you to a conversation on 
 the state of free expression in the United States today. Former ACLU Presid
 ent Nadine Strossen and USC Gould Dean Franita Tolson will examine where fr
 ee speech law is headed\, what misconceptions dominate the public conversat
 ion\, and how First Amendment conflicts shape politics\, the courts\, and c
 ivil liberties. This event will take place in the USC Gould Law School\, Ro
 om 3 on Monday\, March 9\, from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.  \n\n \n\nIN-PERSON REG
 ISTRATION: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-with-former-aclu-pre
 sident-strossen-usc-gould-dean-tolson-tickets-1982305061802?aff=oddtdtcreat
 or\n\n \n\nZOOM LIVE STREAM REGISTRATION: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/regis
 ter/WN_04-3M3T3RGO8KUwYKEjK_w\n\n\nThis event is part of Civic Learning Wee
 k (March 9 - 13\, 2026) whose goal is "making civic learning a nationwide p
 riority for a stronger democracy." It is being held in partnership with iCi
 vics and the CivXNow coalition.\n \n\nPanelists Include:\n\nNadine Strossen
  – Former President\, ACLU\; Member\, Council on Foreign Relations\; Profes
 sor\, New York University Law SchoolFranita Tolson – Dean\, USC Gould Schoo
 l of Law\; Former Election Law Analyst\, CNN\; Election Law Expert\nFree sp
 eech and First Amendment rights are often treated as settled principles but
  recent court battles\, campus controversies\, and political landmarks sugg
 est otherwise. From debates over hate speech and protest rights to governme
 nt regulation and academic freedom\, the boundaries of free speech rights a
 re being tested in new and consequential ways.\n\nThe event includes a Q&A 
 session and FREE copies of Nadine Strossen's books for select attendees to 
 have autographed by Ms. Strossen.\n \n\nIN-PERSON REGISTRATION: https://www
 .eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-with-former-aclu-president-strossen-usc-go
 uld-dean-tolson-tickets-1982305061802?aff=oddtdtcreator\n\n \n\nZOOM LIVE S
 TREAM REGISTRATION: https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_04-3M3T3RGO8KUw
 YKEjK_w
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SUMMARY:Can You Really Say That? A Conversation with Former ACLU President 
 Nadine Strossen and USC Gould Dean Franita Tolson
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