Susan Kruth
Susan Kruth earned her B.A. from New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 2003, with a concentration in music and film. After a handful of short film and documentary gigs, Susan wanted to study the ways that the Constitution protects filmmakers, so she decided to go to law school. While attending the University of Virginia School of Law, she served as musical director of the law school's a cappella group, the A Cappellate Opinions, and performed in UVA Law's spring musical comedy program, the Libel Show. Susan earned her J.D. in 2011 and is now a member of the Virginia State Bar. She got her start working to protect free speech through a fellowship with the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has also completed civil rights internships with the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union LGBT & AIDS Project. Susan is happy to have finally landed at FIRE, where she can continue to focus on defending freedom of expression and the right to due process.
Contributions
- "Tennessee Special Senate Panel Discusses Use of University’s Student Fees for Sex Week Events,"
by Susan Kruth, May 20, 2013 - "Department of Education on Federal 'Blueprint' Letter: Silence,"
by Susan Kruth, May 20, 2013 - "Stephen Henrick in Law Review on Rights of Students Accused of Sexual Assault,"
by Susan Kruth, May 17, 2013 - "Help the 'Tinker Tour' Educate Students About Free Speech,"
by Susan Kruth, May 17, 2013 - "UPDATE: Charges Dropped Against University at Buffalo Professor Arrested for Swearing,"
by Susan Kruth, May 15, 2013 - "Otterbein University Scraps Nondisclosure Agreements for Sexual Assault Cases,"
by Susan Kruth, May 15, 2013 - "Fake Bureaucrat Gives Real Answers About Mandate from Departments of Justice and Education,"
by Susan Kruth, May 14, 2013 - "Disinvitation Season: Protected Counter-Speech or Heckler’s Veto?,"
by Susan Kruth, May 13, 2013 - "Columbia University Student Points to 'An attitude problem',"
by Susan Kruth, May 8, 2013 - "Jesuit-affiliated Gonzaga University Officially Recognizes Knights of Columbus Student Group,"
by Susan Kruth, May 7, 2013 - "'Dartmouth Review' Asks Protesters to 'Stop the Hijacking',"
by Susan Kruth, May 7, 2013 - "Northwestern Michigan College Establishes 'Free Speech Areas',"
by Susan Kruth, May 6, 2013 - "Central Washington University Hosts First Amendment Festival,"
by Susan Kruth, May 6, 2013 - "Morehouse Alums Ask that Graduation Speaker Be Re-Invited,"
by Susan Kruth, May 2, 2013 - "Young Harris College Accused of Reckless Indifference and Retaliation for its Attempts to Suppress Hazing Details,"
by Susan Kruth, May 1, 2013 - "U. of Arizona Students Follow Dean’s Suggestion: Fight Bad Speech with More Speech,"
by Susan Kruth, April 30, 2013 - "Dartmouth Students: Class Cancellation Not Particularly Effective,"
by Susan Kruth, April 29, 2013 - "Supreme Court Hears Case with Academic Freedom, First Amendment Repercussions; FIRE Joins Amicus Brief,"
by Susan Kruth, April 26, 2013 - "Walter Russell Mead Emphasizes the Importance of the Presumption of Innocence,"
by Susan Kruth, April 25, 2013 - "UPDATE: Charges Against Swearing Professor Move Forward at University at Buffalo,"
by Susan Kruth, April 25, 2013 - "Dartmouth College Replaces Today’s Classes with Discussions About Civil Discourse,"
by Susan Kruth, April 24, 2013 - "Michigan Court Reverses Denial of Protective Order for Anonymous Critic of Cooley Law School,"
by Susan Kruth, April 23, 2013 - "Three Vanderbilt Students Teach a Freshman about Free Speech,"
by Susan Kruth, April 22, 2013 - "Syracuse University Students Risk Discipline to Cheer Each Other Up,"
by Susan Kruth, April 19, 2013 - "Student Challenges Des Moines Area Community College Speech Code ,"
by Susan Kruth, April 19, 2013 - "Lewis and Shaw: Schools Must Preserve Rights in Sexual Assault Cases,"
by Susan Kruth, April 18, 2013 - "University at Buffalo Professor Arrested for Swearing?,"
by Susan Kruth, April 17, 2013 - "Lewis & Clark Administrators Admit to Being Overly Cautious with Supreme Court Coverage,"
by Susan Kruth, April 16, 2013 - "Former College Newspaper Advisor on How Unlearning Liberty Stifled Journalism,"
by Susan Kruth, April 15, 2013 - "Texas A&M Student Body President Vetoes Opt-Out Bill for Funding Student Organizations,"
by Susan Kruth, April 11, 2013 - "Thomas Jefferson Center Announces 2013 'Muzzle' Awards,"
by Susan Kruth, April 11, 2013 - "LSU Blows $1 Million on Losing Fight against Professor It Fired over Katrina Comments,"
by Susan Kruth, April 5, 2013 - "Supreme Court Declines to Hear Ward Churchill Case,"
by Susan Kruth, April 5, 2013 - "Is 'The Johns Hopkins News Letter' Unlearning Liberty?,"
by Susan Kruth, April 4, 2013 - "Corning Community College Illustrates How Not to Deal With 'Sex Week' Speaker,"
by Susan Kruth, April 2, 2013 - "‘CNM Chronicle’ Back on Newsstands After ‘Sex Issue’ Censorship,"
by Susan Kruth, March 28, 2013 - "UMass Dartmouth Free Speech Zone: Unenforced, But Still Unconstitutional,"
by Susan Kruth, October 18, 2012 - "'Support Israel, Defeat Jihad' Subway Ad: Incitement or Protected Speech?,"
by Susan Kruth, October 5, 2012


