F77E The Right to Protest: Speech, Press, and Civic Engagement (Zoom; OLLI @ UofA)
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Join the Honorable Jennifer G. Zipps, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, and her law clerk, Iesha Phillips, for a three-part series on how free speech shapes everyday life, empowers individuals to challenge unjust systems and strengthens democracy. Using real-world examples, the series will explore when speech is protected, when the government can set rules, and how the First Amendment applies to protests, schools, public meetings, journalism, social media, and controversial speech.
Chief Judge Jennifer Zipps earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Arizona and a J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. After clerking for the Honorable William Canby on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, she was an associate at Molloy, Jones and Donahue in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on business litigation and bankruptcy matters. Judge Zipps worked at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for ten years, serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division, Chief of the Civil Division, and Chief Assistant. Judge Zipps was appointed as a United States Magistrate on April 4, 2005, received her commission as a U.S. District Judge on October 5, 2011, and became Chief Judge on October 21, 2024. She will be joined by her law clerk, Iesha Phillips, who grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Oberlin College, and earned her J.D. from Yale Law School. Iesha has enjoyed her time in Tucson and plans to practice in New York City following her two-year clerkship.
*This registration item is ZOOM-only; there is not an in-person component to this course. It is offered and run by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of Arizona.*