{"id":11411,"date":"2013-05-14T10:43:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T14:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/news\/article.php?ArticleID=11411"},"modified":"2013-05-14T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T14:43:29","slug":"11411_lawrence-lessig-featured-at-school-of-communication-and-media-s-inaugural-salon-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/college-of-communication-and-media\/2013\/05\/14\/11411_lawrence-lessig-featured-at-school-of-communication-and-media-s-inaugural-salon-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawrence Lessig Featured at School of Communication and Media’s Inaugural Salon Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvard professor, activist and author Lawrence Lessig participated in a panel discussion on April 23 at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ with Merrill Brown, Director of the the School of Communication and Media, and Brigid Harrison, Professor of Political Science and Law at the University.<\/p>\n

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The panel discussion was the inaugural event for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u2019s Salon Series \u2013 a new University program, sponsored by James Leitner, which invites notable guest speakers to share their expertise and thoughts to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ community.<\/p>\n

The discussion ranged across topics from campaign finance reform and the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on Citizens United to the power of the gun lobby and other anti-regulatory lobbies in impacting legislation and regulation.<\/p>\n

For more information about Lessig, visit here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

(Click on the video below to see an excerpt of the interview.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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