John Coleman
John Coleman joins Â鶹´«Ã½IOS after a distinguished career in the public sector. For over six years John served as counsel for the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, assisting the Committee on legal and constitutional policy issues, including those involving First Amendment freedoms. He also worked in the legal departments of two federal agencies before joining state government as a senior policy advisor in the South Dakota Office of the Governor. John earned his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Mary Washington and his J.D. from American University Washington College of Law.
Recent Writings
- Victory in Virginia! Gov. Youngkin defends free speech by vetoing bill on ‘altered’ political media,
- Â鶹´«Ã½IOS opposes Virginia’s proposed regulation of candidate deepfakes ,
- Wave of state-level AI bills raise First Amendment problems,
- Texas legislators file unconstitutional bills to prohibit use of AI in election campaigns,
- This is not a test: Â鶹´«Ã½IOS opposes FCC’s plan to regulate AI in political ads ,
- Government transparency is critical when it comes to fighting censorship,
- Wherefore art thou, Romeo? South Carolina’s new, one-size-fits-all library regulations will restrict access to the classics,
- To combat anti-Semitism, House bill chips away at free speech ,
- Statement on congressional letters and subpoenas to researchers studying ‘misinformation’,
- Buckeye State bill bans college professors from teaching with a ‘point of view,’ limits academic freedom rights,
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