October 2, 2025
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Main Classroom Building, Room 101,
FSU College of Law,
425 W Jefferson St
Join the FSU College of Law First Amendment Clinic and the Florida Institute for Governance & Civics for a dynamic panel discussion on two of the most closely watched pending free speech cases headed to the U.S. Supreme Court: Chiles v. Salazar and First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin. Featuring leading constitutional scholars, legal practitioners, and Supreme Court litigators, this event will explore the stakes of these high-profile cases, their potential to reshape First Amendment doctrine, and what they could mean for government regulation, individual rights, and the future of free expression in America. Don’t miss this timely conversation at the intersection of law, politics, and civic life.
Eligible for 1.5 hours of Florida Bar CLE credit.
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
Featured Speakers
Jane Bambauer
Professor Jane Bambauer is the Brechner Eminent Scholar Chair at the Levin College of Law and at the College of Journalism and Communications. Professor Bambauer’s research assesses the social costs and benefits of Big Data, AI, and predictive algorithms. Her work analyzes how the regulation of these new information technologies will affect free speech, privacy, law enforcement, health and safety, competitive markets, and government accountability. Professor Bambauer’s research has been featured in over 20 scholarly publications, including the Stanford Law Review, the Michigan Law Review, the California Law Review, and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. Her work has also been featured in media outlets, including the Washington Post, the New York Times, Fox News, and Lawfare, where she is a contributing editor. Professor Bambauer currently serves as the Chair of the National AI Advisory Committee Subcommittee on Law Enforcement, and she has previously served as the deputy director of the Center for Quantum Networks, a multi-institutional engineering research center funded by the National Science Foundation.
Erin Morrow Hawley
Erin Morrow Hawley serves as senior counsel and vice president of the Center for Life and regulatory practice at Alliance Defending Freedom. Before joining ADF, Hawley practiced appellate law at Kirkland and Ellis LLP, Bancroft LLP, and King & Spalding LLP, all in Washington, D.C. Hawley has litigated extensively before the U.S. Supreme Court as well as numerous federal courts of appeals and state courts of last resort. She also worked at the Department of Justice, serving as counsel to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. She also taught constitutional law as a senior fellow at the Kinder Institute for Constitutional Democracy. Hawley is a frequent commentator on legal issues. Her work has been quoted or featured in the Washington Post, US News, USA Today, Fox News, the Washington Examiner, the Legal Times, and the Hill, among others. Hawley is a former law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Hawley is an active member of the Missouri and District of Columbia bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and various federal courts of appeals.
Michelle Kallen
Michelle Kallen, the former Solicitor General of Virginia, is a partner at Steptoe and co-chairs Steptoe's Appeals and Advocacy practice. Michelle regularly litigates matters in the US Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Virginia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Eastern District of Virginia, and other state and federal courts. Michelle also served as lead counsel in the Commonwealth's election matters and in litigation to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution. Michelle's past public service includes serving as Special Litigation Counsel in the US House of Representatives, where she successfully defended the House, House committees, and individual members in high-profile matters involving separation of powers and the scope of Congressional subpoenas. Michelle speaks regularly on a wide variety of topics, including constitutional law, state and federal regulations, appellate cases, cryptocurrency, and equal rights. Michelle serves as a mentor for The Appellate Project and has litigated pro bono cases on behalf of the Center for Reproductive Rights. She is also a founding member of the Ad Idem Corporate Counsel Network, the Washington Area Women Trial Attorneys, and the Women Lawyers on Guard.
Cameron Norris
Cameron Norris is a partner at Consovoy McCarthy in Washington, D.C., where he helps clients win novel questions of federal law in trial and appellate courts across the country. He has represented prominent nonprofits, many States, the Republican Party, and the President of the United States. He has argued in eight of the twelve federal circuits and twice at the U.S. Supreme Court, including the landmark case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Before joining Consovoy McCarthy, Cam completed three federal appellate clerkships, clerking for Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson on the D.C. Circuit, Judge William Pryor of the 11th Circuit, and Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court of the United States. Cam received both his undergraduate degree in mathematics, philosophy, and political science, as well as his law degree from Vanderbilt. He is barred in Tennessee and Virginia, and is an elected member of the American Law Institute.