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Erica Goldberg

Erica Goldberg graduated from Tufts University, where she majored in biology and English, and became editor-in-chief of Tufts' weekly newspaper. At Stanford Law School, she was a member of the moot court board, and she taught incarcerated juveniles about their rights. After graduating in 2005, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ronald L. Gilman on the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, where she was confronted with nudity-ban cases and other deprivations of freedom of expression. Before becoming a Robert H. Jackson fellow, Erica worked for two years as an appellate attorney at Latham & Watkins in Washington D.C. and then as a legal blogger and journalist in Cambodia. She hopes that her experiences as a lawyer, journalist, and constant committer of verbal faux-pas will assist her in protecting First Amendment rights at FIRE.

Contributions

Articles

• "Amending Christian Legal Society v. Martinez: Protecting Expressive Association as an Independent Right in a Limited Public Forum,"
  by Erica Goldberg, Texas Journal on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, September 8, 2011
• "Must Universities "Subsidize" Controversial Ideas?: Allocating Security Fees When Student Groups Host Divisive Speakers,"
  by Erica Goldberg, George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal, September 8, 2011
• "Measuring A "Degree of Deference": Institutional Academic Freedom In a Post-Grutter World,"
  by Erica Goldberg, Santa Clara Law Review, November 1, 2010

Torch Posts

• "In Third Circuit, Landmark Victories for Student Speech Limit Schools' Ability To Censor Students Online,"
  by Erica Goldberg, June 14, 2011
• "The Concept of "Dignity" and Its Relationship to Speech,"
  by Erica Goldberg, June 13, 2011
• "Court Holds Prosecutor Personally Liable for Unconstitutional Search of Student Who Created a Parody Newsletter,"
  by Erica Goldberg, June 7, 2011
• "University of Minnesota Prioritizes Academic Freedom After 'Troubled Waters' Incident,"
  by Erica Goldberg, June 3, 2011
• "Federal Anti-Bullying Guidelines Provoke Formal Comments from Several Free Speech Organizations,"
  by Erica Goldberg, June 1, 2011
• "FIRE Names Seven Best Schools for Free Speech on 'Huffington Post',"
  by Erica Goldberg, May 24, 2011
• "Why Yale Frat Chants Are Not 'Harassing' or 'Threatening',"
  by Erica Goldberg, May 19, 2011
• "St. Augustine's College Attempts to Justify Punishment of Graduating Senior for 'Inappropriate' Facebook Comments,"
  by Erica Goldberg, May 12, 2011
• "College Student Denied Graduation Walk Following Innocuous Facebook Post,"
  by Erica Goldberg, May 10, 2011
• "Federal Government's Legislative and Regulatory Push Ignores Individual Rights in Zeal to Protect Students,"
  by Erica Goldberg, May 6, 2011
• "Iowa Professor's Email Telling College Republicans 'F@#$ YOU' Reveals Importance of Free Exchange on Campus,"
  by Erica Goldberg, April 22, 2011
• "Federal Court Protects Middle School Students' Ability to Wear 'I Heart Boobies' Bracelets,"
  by Erica Goldberg, April 14, 2011
• "New Guidance for Universities from Office for Civil Rights Would Deny Students Due Process, Argues Former OCR Attorney,"
  by Erica Goldberg, April 11, 2011
• "Arizona Bill Would Allow Student Organizations to Exercise Expressive Association,"
  by Erica Goldberg, April 6, 2011
• "The Power of Parody and Counter-Speech: Student Reaction to Alexandra Wallace's Rant Video,"
  by Erica Goldberg, March 16, 2011
• "Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Seventh Circuit Decision Protecting First Amendment Rights of Religious Student Organizations,"
  by Erica Goldberg, March 8, 2011
• "With 8-1 Ruling, Supreme Court Affirms Primacy of First Amendment in 'Snyder v. Phelps',"
  by Erica Goldberg, March 2, 2011
• "Tufts' Reaction to Placement on '12 Worst' List Validates FIRE’s Choice ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, February 14, 2011
• "Noted Profs Fish, Nelson Conduct 'Great Debate' on Academic Freedom,"
  by Erica Goldberg, February 10, 2011
• "Study Shows that Ideology Affects Perception of Whether Speech Is Threatening,"
  by Erica Goldberg, February 8, 2011
• "'Harvard Law Review' Note Tackles Complex Issue of Distinguishing Government Versus Private Speech,"
  by Erica Goldberg, January 31, 2011
• "U.S. Naval Academy Settles Complaint With Professor Critical of Its Affirmative Action Policies,"
  by Erica Goldberg, January 27, 2011
• "FIRE Honors Dr. King's Commitment to Peaceful Protest,"
  by Erica Goldberg, January 17, 2011
• "'L.A. Times' Article Highlights UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Folly,"
  by Erica Goldberg, January 14, 2011
• "The Year of 'Christian Legal Society v. Martinez',"
  by Erica Goldberg, December 22, 2010
• "Ninth Circuit's Amended Opinion in 'Lopez v. Candaele' Fails to Correct Legal Errors,"
  by Erica Goldberg, December 20, 2010
• "Ninth Circuit Ruling Creates Unjust Barrier for First Amendment Plaintiffs ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, September 20, 2010
• "Motion for Reconsideration in Valdosta State Case Seeks Recognition of First Amendment, Susbtantive Due Process Violations,"
  by Erica Goldberg, September 15, 2010
• "New York and Pennsylvania Attorneys: Last Chance to Register for FIRE’s First Amendment Continuing Legal Education Course!,"
  by Erica Goldberg, September 9, 2010
• "‘Christian Legal Society v. Martinez’ Update: On Remand, Ninth Circuit Considers Whether to Address CLS' Claim of Pretext,"
  by Erica Goldberg, August 25, 2010
• "Third Circuit's Ruling in 'McCauley' Spells out Differences Between Collegiate, Grade School Student Speech Rights,"
  by Erica Goldberg, August 20, 2010
• "Federal Court of Appeals Rejects Unconstitutional Security Fee Policy, But Upholds University's Limitations on Non-Student Speech,"
  by Erica Goldberg, August 2, 2010
• "Los Angeles College District Taken to Task for Misconstruing 'Martinez',"
  by Erica Goldberg, July 27, 2010
• "Attention, University Counsel: Narrow Holding in ‘Martinez’ Is Irrelevant to Speech Code Cases,"
  by Erica Goldberg, July 21, 2010
• "The ‘Subsidy’ Is Not the Issue: The Incorrect Framing of ‘CLS v. Martinez’,"
  by Erica Goldberg, July 1, 2010
• "Kennedy's Concurrence in 'Martinez' Highlights Court's Misguided Views on Role of Student Organizations ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, June 28, 2010
• "Academic Freedom Critical to Unanimous Ninth Circuit Opinion Protecting Professor's Speech,"
  by Erica Goldberg, May 24, 2010
• "At California High School, Cinco de Mayo Censorship Serves as First Amendment Reminder ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, May 7, 2010
• "Is Nothing Sacred? Comedy Central Joins Many Universities in Caving to Threats of Violence for Depictions of Mohammed,"
  by Erica Goldberg, April 23, 2010
• "Supreme Court Oral Argument in 'CLS v. Martinez,' While Contentious, Transcended Ideology on Key Points,"
  by Erica Goldberg, April 20, 2010
• "'CLS v. Martinez' Highlights Flaws in Universities' Expansive Understanding of 'Discrimination',"
  by Erica Goldberg, March 23, 2010
• "False Free Speech Defenses in Kentucky, Minnesota, and California,"
  by Erica Goldberg, March 1, 2010
• "Court of Appeals Divides on First Amendment Protection of Students' Fake MySpace Profiles,"
  by Erica Goldberg, February 5, 2010
• "Delaware Professor: University Corporatization Can Lead to Indoctrination ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, January 29, 2010
• "Supreme Court Campaign Finance Decision Favors An Open Marketplace of Ideas,"
  by Erica Goldberg, January 21, 2010
• "By Not Addressing High School Censorship, Supreme Court 'Substantially Interferes' with Student Speech Rights,"
  by Erica Goldberg, January 12, 2010
• "Tufts 'Declaration on Freedom of Expression' Misunderstands the Concept ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, December 1, 2009
• "FIRE Files Amicus Brief in Important 'Breach of the Peace' Case,"
  by Erica Goldberg, November 20, 2009
• "'Inside Higher Ed' Highlights AAUP Campaign in Defense of Academic Freedom ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, November 10, 2009
• "Outspoken Professor Faces Dismissal from Idaho State University ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, October 29, 2009
• "Universities’ Compliance with Speech Code Decisions Leaves Much to Be Desired ,"
  by Erica Goldberg, September 24, 2009