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William CreeleyDirector of Legal and Public Advocacy
William Creeley, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., graduated from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2003, where he earned a B.A. magna cum laude in political science and critical theory. He is also a 2006 graduate of the New York University School of Law. As an undergraduate, William was a student senator and the graduation speaker for both the Gallatin School graduation ceremony and the All-University Commencement. During law school, he served as an executive editor for the New York University Law Review. A former FIRE legal intern (2004), William also worked as a summer clerk for Federal Communications Commissioner Michael J. Copps in 2005. Contributions to The Torch- "As Independence Day Nears, Sgt. Christian DeJohn is Still Waiting," William Creeley, July 1, 2009
- "In Blow to Religious Liberty and Freedom of Association, Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of Truth v. Kent," William Creeley, June 29, 2009
- "SUNY New Paltz Qualified Immunity Case Before Second Circuit Court of Appeals Today," William Creeley, June 26, 2009
- "FIRE Advisor Wendy Kaminer Discusses Truth v. Kent at ‘The Atlantic’," William Creeley, June 25, 2009
- "At Louisville, Proposed Policy Changes are Problematic," William Creeley, June 12, 2009
- "Proposed Speech Policy Reform at UCSD Finalized," William Creeley, June 12, 2009
- "FIRE’s Letter to the Editor of ‘The Roanoke Times’," William Creeley, May 18, 2009
- "Getting it Wrong: ‘Roanoke Times’ Editorial Mischaracterizes FIRE and Problems with Virginia Tech's Diversity Requirements," William Creeley, May 13, 2009
- "Dartmouth's Speech Codes: FIRE Responds to Challenge," William Creeley, April 30, 2009
- "FIRE Attacked on ‘Chronicle of Higher Education’ Blog over Virginia Tech," Adam Kissel and William Creeley, April 16, 2009
- "FIRE Weighs in on NCAA’s Warning to Students Regarding Facebook ‘Recruiting’," William Creeley, April 15, 2009
- "As Lawsuit Comes to Close, Sgt. Christian DeJohn is Left Stranded," William Creeley, March 12, 2009
- "Too Often, First Amendment Protections Denied to Second Amendment Speech ," William Creeley, March 10, 2009
- "Editorial Board of UNC’s Daily Tar Heel: “Protect Free Speech”," William Creeley, March 2, 2009
- "Civil Disobedience and Due Process at NYU," William Creeley, February 26, 2009
- "Washington State Legislature Considers Student Press Bill," William Creeley, February 20, 2009
- "Call for Applications for FIRE’s Justice Robert H. Jackson Legal Fellowship ," William Creeley, February 11, 2009
- "Penn State Revises ‘Principles’ in Victory for Free Speech," William Creeley, January 30, 2009
- "The First Amendment Wins Again: Yuba Community College Reaches Settlement in Free Speech Lawsuit," William Creeley, January 28, 2009
- "At The Ohio State University, Student Newspaper Highlights “Red Light” Status, FIRE’s Work," William Creeley, January 22, 2009
- "At SIUC, Faculty, Graduate Student, and Staff Unions Push Back Against Proposed Sexual Harassment Policy," William Creeley, January 21, 2009
- "FIRE’s National Mailing Puts Public Colleges and Universities on Notice," William Creeley, January 15, 2009
- "Apply Now for FIRE's Summer Legal Internship," William Creeley, January 7, 2009
- "In California, New Law Protecting College Journalism Advisors Takes Effect Today," William Creeley, January 5, 2009
- "DeJohn v. Temple: 2008’s Big Legal Win Will Still Be Felt in 2009," William Creeley, December 31, 2008
- "FIRE Co-Founder Harvey Silverglate To Colleges: ‘Cut the Administrative Fat’," William Creeley, December 11, 2008
- "Greg Discusses MSU ‘Spam’ Case on ‘Huffington Post’," William Creeley, December 8, 2008
- "University of the Pacific, November 2008’s SCOTM, To Review Harassment Policy," William Creeley, December 5, 2008
- "Calling all Law Students: Be a FIRE Legal Intern for Summer 2009," William Creeley, December 1, 2008
- "Good News from Georgia: Federal District Court Issues Important First Order in Valdosta State Lawsuit," William Creeley, November 21, 2008
- "On Veterans’ Day, a Time To Remember," William Creeley, November 11, 2008
- "Student Press Law Center Releases Updated Legal Handbook for Student Journalists," William Creeley, November 3, 2008
- "‘New York Times’ Criticizes Quinnipiac University's Treatment of Student Press," William Creeley, October 29, 2008
- "Victory for Free Speech at University of Oklahoma: Ban on Political E-mails Rescinded," William Creeley, October 28, 2008
- "Victory for Free Speech at Shippensburg: After Violating Terms of 2004 Settlement, University Once Again Dismantles Unconstitutional Speech Code," William Creeley, October 24, 2008
- "At University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Cancellation of Ayers’ Speech Raises Troubling Questions," William Creeley, October 20, 2008
- "As Censorship of Political Speech Spikes on Campus, FIRE Releases Policy Statement," William Creeley, October 15, 2008
- "Political Censorship at UT–Austin," William Creeley, October 9, 2008
- "In Wake of ‘DeJohn’ Ruling, FIRE Issues Warning to ‘Red-Light’ Public Schools in DE, PA, NJ," William Creeley, September 30, 2008
- "FIRE’s President Wins Inaugural Freedom of Expression Award," William Creeley, September 24, 2008
- "At NYU, Blogging About Journalism Class Draws Rebuke and Raises Issues of Student Speech, Privacy," William Creeley, September 18, 2008
- "How Can Valdosta State University Get off FIRE's Red Alert List?," William Creeley, August 27, 2008
- "Former FIRE Intern Braum Katz on FIRE’s Guides," William Creeley, August 22, 2008
- "At Valdosta State, New Leadership or More of the Same?," William Creeley, August 21, 2008
- "For Olympic Free Speech Zones, China Takes Page From American Universities," William Creeley, July 24, 2008
- "The Associated Press Covers IUPUI Debacle," William Creeley, July 15, 2008
- "‘The Wall Street Journal’ Covers Keith John Sampson’s Ordeal at IUPUI," William Creeley, July 7, 2008
- "Pressed Again on Free Speech Zone, Valdosta State Finally Responds," William Creeley, July 3, 2008
- "Legacy in Tatters, Embattled VSU President Retires," William Creeley, June 30, 2008
- "In California Legislature, Progress on Bill Barring Retaliation against Student Newspaper Advisors," William Creeley, June 17, 2008
- "Harvard’s Weak Response Fails to Address Censorship of Party Name," William Creeley, June 11, 2008
- "At Johns Hopkins, The Slow Slide towards Self-Censorship Continues," William Creeley, June 6, 2008
- "At Seattle University, Students Subjected to Online Snooping," William Creeley, June 3, 2008
- "VSU Lawsuit Update: Barnes Files Motion for Summary Judgment," William Creeley, May 12, 2008
- "Regarding May’s “Speech Code of the Month”: A Clarification," William Creeley, May 12, 2008
- "Speech Code of the Month: University of Louisville," William Creeley, May 2, 2008
- "Colorado College Press Strategy: Parse Words, Ignore Substance," William Creeley, April 29, 2008
- "At Penn State, Protests and Arrests Raise Questions about Free Speech on Campus," William Creeley, April 23, 2008
- "At Johns Hopkins, A Future President Bloomberg?," William Creeley, April 22, 2008
- "Silence From Teachers College," William Creeley, April 16, 2008
- "Thursday Morning: Third Circuit to Hear Oral Arguments in DeJohn v. Temple University," William Creeley, April 9, 2008
- "Dubious Distinction: Brandeis Administration, VSU President Win “Muzzles” from Thomas Jefferson Center," William Creeley, April 8, 2008
- "At Boston College, April Fool's Flyer Prompts Censorship, Punishment," William Creeley, April 4, 2008
- "Persecuted for Parody, Colorado College Student Fights Back in Op-Ed," William Creeley, March 31, 2008
- "Regarding JuicyCampus.com," William Creeley, March 21, 2008
- "FIRE Co-Founder Silverglate’s Lecture Covered in Brandeis Student Paper," William Creeley, March 18, 2008
- "Twin Victories At Central Washington, Montclair State as First Amendment Trumps Student Government Censorship," William Creeley, March 11, 2008
- "FIRE in Action: Valdosta State University," William Creeley, March 3, 2008
- "Good News from Montclair State University, Too," William Creeley, February 28, 2008
- "FIRE Co-Founder to Speak Tonight at ADL Edward Brodsky Legal Conference," William Creeley, February 26, 2008
- "Welcome News from Cornell: Negotiations on New Judicial Code Restart," William Creeley, February 20, 2008
- "Victory at University of California, San Diego as Unconstitutional Speech Code Proposal Shelved," William Creeley, February 8, 2008
- "At Cornell, Repressive Conduct Code Proposal Resuscitated," William Creeley, February 7, 2008
- "After Brandeis Response, Professor Volokh Asks Tough Questions," William Creeley, January 30, 2008
- "FIRE Chairman Comments on Brandeis," William Creeley, January 25, 2008
- "Victory at Valdosta State: Georgia Board of Regents Finally Reverses Expulsion," William Creeley, January 17, 2008
- "New Facebook Monitoring Software Raises Troubling Questions," William Creeley, January 14, 2008
- "Wrongfully Expelled Student to Valdosta State: See You in Court," William Creeley, January 10, 2008
- "Stand Up for the First Amendment: Let the Georgia Board of Regents Know the Constitution Still Counts," William Creeley, January 7, 2008
- "Valdosta State: Silence on Free Speech Zone," William Creeley, January 4, 2008
- "FIRE Seeks Legal Interns for Summer 2008," William Creeley, January 3, 2008
- "Valdosta State University: 2007’s Worst Becomes 2008’s Priority," William Creeley, December 28, 2007
- "As President Bacow Continues to Stonewall, John Leo Blasts Tufts," William Creeley, December 14, 2007
- "FIRE Answers an Old Critic - Again," William Creeley, December 7, 2007
- "FIRE to Tufts: Drop the Guilty Finding, Get Off Red Alert List," William Creeley, December 5, 2007
- "In Letter to Valdosta State, FIRE Demands End to Free Speech Zone," William Creeley, December 3, 2007
- "Red Alert: Valdosta State University," William Creeley, November 27, 2007
- "Second Circuit: Allocation of Mandatory Student Activity Fees Cannot Hinge on Advisory Referenda," William Creeley, November 26, 2007
- "64 Years Later, Barnette Sisters Recall ‘West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette’," William Creeley, November 21, 2007
- "Adding Insult to Injury: Valdosta State’s Shameful Free Speech Zone," William Creeley, November 19, 2007
- "A Legacy of Repression: Valdosta State President’s Early Retirement Can’t Hide Unconstitutional Abuse of Power," William Creeley, November 15, 2007
- "FIRE to Hamline: Stop Stonewalling," William Creeley, November 13, 2007
- "Kaminer on University of Delaware: ‘Continuing Vigilance’ Necessary," William Creeley, November 7, 2007
- "Media Documents Delaware’s Defense, Dismantling of Dorm Program," William Creeley, November 5, 2007
- "Valdosta Update: FIRE Responds to GA Board of Regents’ Non-Response," William Creeley, November 1, 2007
- "Valdosta Case Hits Blogs, Media," William Creeley, October 29, 2007
- "At Valdosta, an Atrocious Violation of Due Process," William Creeley, October 25, 2007
- "Antebi Explained," William Creeley, October 19, 2007
- "Stanley Fish: Speech Codes a ‘Fake Issue’," William Creeley, October 15, 2007
- "CSU Ruling on Student Editorial Respects First Amendment Limits on Government Action," William Creeley, October 5, 2007
- "Valdosta State Student Expelled For Criticism of School," William Creeley, October 3, 2007
- "At Grambling, Censorship of Student Paper After Publication of Controversial Pictures," William Creeley, October 2, 2007
- "Rhode Island College Settles Student Group Lawsuit Over Posting Signs on Campus," William Creeley, September 27, 2007
- "At George Mason, Student Editors Decry School’s Speech Code," William Creeley, September 26, 2007
- "At UNCG, Assembly Policy Sows Confusion—and an Arrest," William Creeley, September 25, 2007
- "Reversal: Chemerinsky Coming Back to UC Irvine," William Creeley, September 17, 2007
- "Sergeant Christian DeJohn and the Cost of Standing Up for Free Speech," William Creeley, September 17, 2007
- "On Freedom of Conscience, Bryn Mawr Gets It Right," William Creeley, September 14, 2007
- "What’s at Stake in DeJohn v. Temple: The Distinction between High School and College," William Creeley, September 7, 2007
- "FIRE Welcomes Inaugural Jackson Fellows," William Creeley, September 5, 2007
- "FIRE to File Amicus Brief in DeJohn v. Temple," William Creeley, August 28, 2007
- "Lane v. Simon Update: Tenth Circuit Denies Rehearing," William Creeley, August 23, 2007
- "FIRE Joins Lane v. Simon Amicus Brief," William Creeley, August 21, 2007
- "Tenth Circuit to Student Editors: Once Graduated, No Relief Available for Possible First Amendment Violations," William Creeley, July 30, 2007
- "FIRE’s New Search Function," William Creeley, July 24, 2007
- "Despite Setbacks, Antebi Keeps Up Fight Against Oxy," William Creeley, July 20, 2007
- "Today in FIRE History: Heckler’s Veto at Washington State," William Creeley, July 18, 2007
- "Today’s ‘Campus Alert’: When Hezbollah Trumps Old Glory," William Creeley, July 16, 2007
- "Free Speech Zones, Past and Present," William Creeley, July 10, 2007
- "CFN Update," William Creeley, June 28, 2007
- "Campus Alert: ‘Mauled Over Myspace’ at Millersville," William Creeley, June 25, 2007
- "UCSD Students Organize Against Proposed Speech Restrictions; FIRE Writes Letter," William Creeley, June 22, 2007
- "An Antioch Alum Looks Back: Indoctrination Trumps Education, and a School Collapses," William Creeley, June 18, 2007
- "Update from Johns Hopkins: Student Council Still Unhappy with New Speech Code," William Creeley, June 7, 2007
- "Middlebury’s President on the ‘Value of Discomfort’," William Creeley, June 5, 2007
- "Students Walk Out at UCSD as Dismissal of TAs Raises Academic Freedom Concerns," William Creeley, May 30, 2007
- "Litmus Tests at Teachers College: Changes to Come?," William Creeley, May 17, 2007
- "Unfunny: Capitulation, Resignations as Brandeis Humor Mag Folds under Pressure," William Creeley, May 14, 2007
- "NKU Student Thanks FIRE," William Creeley, May 10, 2007
- "Tufts Delays Decision on Paper’s Punishment," William Creeley, May 8, 2007
- "Firing Back," William Creeley, May 7, 2007
- "Students' Protest Leads to New Expression Policy at NKU," William Creeley, May 4, 2007
- "Victory at MSU: SAC Program Dismantled," William Creeley, May 3, 2007
- "Student Denied Degree Due to MySpace Picture; Litigation Commenced," William Creeley, April 30, 2007
- "Ninth Circuit: “Special Needs” Warrantless Searches OK for Dorm Room Computers," William Creeley, April 27, 2007
- "Campus Freedom Network Update," William Creeley, April 27, 2007
- "Gould’s Methodological Critique: Off-Base and Misleading," William Creeley, April 20, 2007
- "MSU Stays Quiet About SAC’s Future," William Creeley, April 6, 2007
- "Academic Freedom: Crucial for All Professors, Tenured or Not," William Creeley, April 2, 2007
- "FIRE Responds to MSU: SAC Program Reform Insufficient, Inconclusive," William Creeley, March 30, 2007
- "Call to Action: FIRE Readies Launch of Campus Freedom Network," William Creeley, March 26, 2007
- "At Cornell, Repressive Reform Proposals Tabled," William Creeley, March 23, 2007
- "Dispositions in Teacher Education: Old Tricks, New Name," William Creeley, March 14, 2007
- "NYCRC’s Michael Meyers on ‘Boston Phoenix’ Facebook Article," William Creeley, March 8, 2007
- "WWJD? Be Expelled From Savannah State University," William Creeley, March 5, 2007
- "At Johns Hopkins, Students Voice Frustration With New Speech Code," William Creeley, March 2, 2007
- "FIRE to MSU: Do the Right Thing," William Creeley, February 23, 2007
- "Post Valentine’s Day Wrap-Up: Gettysburg Still Outlawing Hugs," William Creeley, February 21, 2007
- "Misleading at MSU," William Creeley, February 14, 2007
- "RI Board of Governors to RIC Lawyers: Knock It Off!," William Creeley, February 8, 2007
- "Rhode Island College: Not a Public School?," William Creeley, February 7, 2007
- "Role-Playing Exercise Angers RA at ASU, Illustrates Potential Problems with Mandatory Sensitivity Training," William Creeley, January 30, 2007
- "University of Arkansas Student Newspaper Reacts to School’s ‘Red Light’ Ranking," William Creeley, January 26, 2007
- "At Ohio University, Student Group Takes Shot at Speech Zones," William Creeley, January 19, 2007
- "Announcing FIRE’s Justice Robert H. Jackson Fellowship," William Creeley, January 9, 2007
- "Buckeyes vs. Gators: Clash of the (Unconstitutional) Titans," William Creeley, January 8, 2007
- "Year in Review: Punished for Public Expression, Professor Finds Exoneration with FIRE," William Creeley, December 28, 2006
- "So Long, 2006: FIRE’s Look Back," William Creeley, December 27, 2006
- "The Consequences of “Civility”: A Torch Reader’s Take on Hopkins," William Creeley, December 18, 2006
- "Cornell's Repressive, Regressive Conduct Code Proposal," William Creeley, December 15, 2006
- "Torch Reader Exposes UCF's Hypocrisy, Part II," William Creeley, December 8, 2006
- "Torch Reader Exposes UCF’s Hypocrisy," William Creeley, December 6, 2006
- "ACLU Brings Suit Against Rhode Island College," William Creeley, December 4, 2006
- "Hopkins Ignores Due Process," William Creeley, December 1, 2006
- "Brown’s Rev. Cooper Nelson: Not Off the Hook Yet," William Creeley, November 29, 2006
- "Kaminer: No Laughing Allowed," William Creeley, November 27, 2006
- "Silverglate: Universities Take Over Alumni Magazines," William Creeley, November 17, 2006
- "‘Inside Higher Ed’ on Rash of Newspaper Thefts; Latest at University of Kentucky," William Creeley, November 15, 2006
- "At Dartmouth, Apology for “Cowboys & Indians” Costume Party," William Creeley, November 13, 2006
- "UMass Amherst to Students: Free Speech Isn't Free," William Creeley, November 10, 2006
- "Stetson Update: Sorority Member Admits Responsibility for Newspaper Theft," William Creeley, November 2, 2006
- "Newspaper Theft at Stetson University," William Creeley, October 30, 2006
- "NY Post: Columbia Is “A Dubious Neighbor”," William Creeley, October 26, 2006
- "FIRE Responds To Teachers College," William Creeley, October 19, 2006
- "‘Torch’ Reader Responds To Teachers College Controversy," William Creeley, October 13, 2006
- "FIRE in the New York Post: Columbia’s Teachers College Enforces ‘Thought Control’," William Creeley, October 12, 2006
- "Fresh Free Speech Disaster at Columbia: Teachers College Mandates Groupthink," William Creeley, October 11, 2006
- "Columbia University: The Hits Keep Coming," William Creeley, October 9, 2006
- "Protest Brawl at Columbia: Free Speech Loses," William Creeley, October 6, 2006
- "Columbia Retreats on Hockey Suspension, but Problems Remain," William Creeley, October 5, 2006
- "New York Civil Rights Coalition to Columbia: “Shocked and Chagrined”," William Creeley, October 3, 2006
- "Columbia Suspends Men’s Ice Hockey Season over “Offensive” Flyer," William Creeley, September 28, 2006
- "Antebi Petition for Review Filed," William Creeley, September 22, 2006
- "‘Intimate Association’: New Protection for Greeks?," William Creeley, September 19, 2006
- "Fix In at Colgate, Dartmouth?," William Creeley, June 9, 2006
- "Silence Speaks Volumes at NYU," William Creeley, May 24, 2006
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