The 2015 Symposium, "The Impact of the First Amendment on American Businesses," facilitated a discussion on the effects and consequences of First Amendment jurisprudence on businesses. The symposium covered the areas of commercial speech, religious exemptions for businesses, and rights of businesses to use technology appropriately.

9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Dean Donald Tobin, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM

Keynote Speaker 1
Travis LeBlanc, Federal Communications Commission
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

Panel 1: First Amendment and Commercial Speech Relating to Health
Jane Bambauer, University of Arizona School of Law
Adam Candeub, Michigan State University College of Law
Stephanie Greene, Boston College & Greene LLP
Kathleen Hoke, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Wendy Wagner, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

11:45 AM

Panel 2: First Amendment and Technology
Hillary Greene,  University of Connecticut School of Law
James Grimmelmann, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Glenn Kaleta, Microsoft Corporation
Renee Knake, Michigan State University College of Law
Neil Richards, Washington University School of Law
Felix Wu, Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

2:15 PM

Panel 3: Religious Exemptions for Corporations
Caroline Corbin, University of Miami School of Law
Michelle Harner, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Louise Melling, American Civil Liberties Union
Jennifer Taub, Vermont Law School
Nelson Tebbe, Brooklyn Law School
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Keynote Speaker 2
Tamara Piety, University of Tulsa School of Law
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Closing Remarks
Danielle Citron, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM