Free Speech

Jeffrey Light has spent over a decade defending the First Amendment’s guarantee to freedom of speech. This work has included representation of journalists, protesters, and even a musician.

Notable cases include:

• Anderson v. Gates (right of embedded journalist to criticize U.S. action in war)
• Hodge v. Talkin (right to protest on the Supreme Court plaza)
• Tucker v. District of Columbia (right to tape record a public meeting)
• Talarico v. US (right to be free from excessive force while protesting in a “sleeping dragon”)
• Jewler v. DC (right of protesters to use a sidewalk)
• Shaw v. Smith (right to be free from excessive force during protest)
• Ortberg v. Goldman Sachs (right to protest in a residential neighborhood)
• Young v. Sarles (right to engage in busking near Metro stations)