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Across the Board - Understanding the First Amendment in 2021

  • Business Council for the Arts 8687 North Central Expressway, Suite 2131 Dallas, Texas 75225 (map)

Across the Board, a series of fascinating conversations featuring directors of the BCA Board on art, business, and the topics of our time. 

Understanding the First Amendment in 2021 with Tom Leatherbury: Founding Director, The First Amendment Clinic, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University. In Conversation with Sylvia Komatsu: Chief Content Officer, KERA and KXT

 Misunderstanding about the First Amendment is at the heart of many of the rancorous conversations we are having as a nation and as individuals. Join us for this important opportunity to hear directly from BCA board member Tom Leatherbury on this essential constitutional principle. 

The First Amendment of our U.S. Constitution protects democracy by safeguarding the freedoms of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion against government interference.  But its safeguards are not absolute.  Where do individual rights stop and where does the government’s ability to regulate begin?

 Learn more about Tom Leatherbury here.

Learn more about Sylvia Komatsu here.

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