Forum – Fall 2021, No. 2

In This Issue

Note from the Dean

From the Dean

Dear Alumni and Friends: At a time of deepening partisanship in American society, Cornell University is committing the 2023-24 school year to its core mission..

Features

Building Democracy: The Law School Leads Cornell’s Fight for Freedom of Expression

Toward the end of August, as students returned to campus, President Martha E. Pollack launched Cornell’s first university- wide theme. Announcing “The Indispensable Condition: Freedom..

Features

Law Team Opposes South Carolina’s Electric Chair, Firing Squad

Faculty, student, and alumni affiliated with the Law School’s Capital Punishment Clinic are leading a legal fight to prevent South Carolina from executing condemned prisoners..

Features

Forum Examines Free Expression Basics and the Law

Academic freedom is closely tied to the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of expression, according to Michael Dorf— and like freedom of speech, it’s not..

Faculty Essay

Social Media Regulation at the Supreme Court

By G.S. Hans, Associate Clinical Professor of Law The Supreme Court will issue major rulings in several prominent free speech and technology cases over the..