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 David Hudson serves as an attorney for the First
Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Center, which is funded
by the Freedom Forum, seeks to foster a greater public understanding and
appreciation for First Amendment rights and values. Hudson writes for the
Freedom Forum's online publication, The Freedom Forum Online, and other
leading publications devoted to First Amendment issues. He contributes regularly to
the American Bar Association's Preview of United
States Supreme Court Cases, the Commercial Speech
Digest and the ABA
Journal.
Recently, judges have come under fire for politically unpopular
rulings that have caused some experts to fear for a loss of judicial
independence. Now, more judges and judicial candidates are speaking out
about controversial legal, moral and political issues of the day. Many
times these public statements clash with the judicial code of ethics. This
online course examines the tension between the compelling interests in
maintaining the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary and the
constitutional right of free expression. This course presents participants
with questions and fact patterns taken from real state and federal
opinions.
Click here to take this course.
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