2025 Free Expression Awards

The Free Expression Awards annually celebrate First Amendment heroes for their courageous acts of free expression.

This year, we honor:

• A legendary lawyer for press freedom and free speech who has won some of the most significant First Amendment cases of modern times.
• A student-run newspaper providing groundbreaking reporting to the University of Florida and its surrounding community since 1906.

Join us on June 25 at The Anthem to salute this year’s honorees, their commitment to free expression, and the First Amendment.