David Wolfe Bender
Summer 2021: Looking Back (and Forward)
Today is July 23, 2021. And my internship with the Government Accountability Office ends today. The opportunity to work in the Office of...
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NEWS AND BLOG
David Wolfe Bender
Jun 23, 20213 min read
Supreme Court Opts to Not Tinker with 1969 Precedent
In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favour of a high school cheerleader who posted an inappropriate message
David Wolfe Bender
Mar 31, 20217 min read
@SCOTUS: is Off-Campus Speech on Social Media Protected? Asking for a Friend.
On January 8th, the Supreme Court of the United States granted the appeal of Mahanoy v. B.L., an under-the-radar case on appeal from the...
David Wolfe Bender
Jan 3, 20215 min read
There Could Be Another Landmark First Amendment Case on the Supreme Court's Horizon
Public schools in the United States, generally speaking, have the right to police the speech of students when that speech occurs on...
David Wolfe Bender
Sep 10, 20207 min read
Get Ready: the Trump Administration's Successful Judicial Strategy is Not Close to Over
You can argue about the effectiveness of his foreign strategy or legislative strategy, but President Trump's judicial strategy is unmatched.
David Wolfe Bender
Apr 11, 20208 min read
Decision 2020: An Early Look at the Indiana 5th Congressional District
On June 14, 2019, Republican Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-05) announced that she would not be seeking re-election in 2020.
David Wolfe Bender
Sep 24, 20198 min read
A Week in Review: The Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference
The First Amendment is my passion. Whether it be writing and editing stories, studying case law, or debating what is and isn't covered...
David Wolfe Bender
Jun 19, 20194 min read
Pete Buttigieg Addresses Young Democrats of America in Indy, Uses His Youth as a Selling Point
2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg spoke at the 2019 Young Democrats of America Convention in Indianapolis.
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