@erictkasper.bsky.social
Political Science Professor & Director of the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at UW-Eau Claire. I study the 1st Amendment, SCOTUS, & pop culture. Citizen posting on matters of public concern. Amateur chess player.
@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.social@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social Director @erictkasper.bsky.social published a guest essay, titled “The First Monday in October,” in the Rice Lake Chronotype. www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_ch...
@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.social[email protected] will present "First Amendment Free Speech Protections" on Oct. 22 at 12:30pm in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall at UW-Eau Claire--Barron County. The event is part of the "Thursdays at the U" lecture series, & it is in recognition of @freespeechweek.bsky.social.
@erictkasper.bsky.socialThank you to the UWEC Spectator newspaper for running an article about last weekend's John Bartholomew chess simul event! www.spectatornews.com/campus-news/...
@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.social“Free Speech & Incitement in the 21st Century” will take place on Mon., Oct. 19 at 5:30pm in Centennial 1804 at UW-Eau Claire. Panelists for this event are @joannesweeny.bsky.social, @adamkunz.com, & @erictkasper.bsky.social. The event is free and open to the public. It is part of #FreeSpeechWeek
@erictkasper.bsky.socialThank you so much to IM John Bartholomew for holding a simultaneous exhibition with the UWEC Chess Club last weekend at UW-Eau Claire.
@erictkasper.bsky.social@erictkasper.bsky.social@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.socialThe @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social commemorated Constitution Week at UW-Eau Claire with multiple events, including @radiofreetom.bsky.social speaking on "The Death of Expertise," & student scholars with our center discussing their research with @govevers.wisconsin.gov & other state officials.
@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.socialHappy Constitution Day! Today the UWEC Menard Center for Constitutional Studies is launching its new online publication, titled "1st Amendment Journal: A Full and Free Discussion of Ideas." www.1stamendmentjournal.com?utm_campaign...
@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.socialThe @uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.social held its 6th Annual Teacher Symposium, co-sponsored by the Jack Miller Center. Presentations discussed the Civil War & Reconstruction. The symposium included a screening of the documentary, "Liberty at Stake: The Joshua Glover Story."
@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.social[email protected]'s, “The Defamation Gambit: Why the First Amendment and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (Rightfully) Protect Magnus Carlsen et al.’s Statements about Hans Niemann’s Chess Playing” was published in the Berkeley Journal of Ent. & Sports Law. lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/13339...
@uwec-menard-ccs.bsky.socialReposted by @erictkasper.bsky.socialMCCS Director @erictkasper.bsky.social & former MCCS steering committee member Nilesh Sinha authored an article titled, “Outside the Bounds: A Unifying Theory of the First Amendment and Unprotected Speech,” in the Quinnipiac Law Review. uweauclaire.iad1.qualtrics.com/WRQualtricsC...
