Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

David L. Hudson, Jr.

Fellow for the First Amendment

David L. Hudson, Jr. is a fellow for the First Amendment at the Freedom Forum, where he focuses on a variety of issues including free speech, student rights and Supreme Court history. He has authored, co-authored or co-edited more than 50 books and previously spent 17 years as an attorney and scholar at the First Amendment Center. He teaches First Amendment and constitutional law at the Belmont University College of Law where, in 2022, he was awarded the University Scholarship Award for superior research and the law school’s Faculty Scholarship Award. He has also taught at Vanderbilt University Law School and the Nashville School of Law where, in 2018, he was awarded its Distinguished Faculty Award.

David Hudson

Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Law, Belmont College of Law

Education

A.B., Duke University
J.D., Vanderbilt Law School

Contact

[email protected]

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