Political Science Professor & Director of the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at UW-Eau Claire. I study the 1st Amendment, SCOTUS, & pop culture. Citizen posting on matters of public concern. Amateur chess player.https://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mpquhw4qsc2xUWEC's Menard Center for Constitutional Studies will host a documentary screening and post-film discussion for "Liberty at Stake: The Joshua Glover Story," on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Pablo Center at the Confluence in Eau Claire. https://www.uwec.edu/stories/250-years-independence-calls-celebration-conversation03 Jul 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpquhw4qsc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mpact2tb6c2xI was recently interviewed for a Politico article about social media bans and the First Amendment. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2026/06/22/social-media-bans-collide-with-free-speech-00970062?fbclid=IwY2xjawSsB1ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeqaY8LV1vHitPU-0oc-rbTQrObwcQe1bWyxmaqUxfhtOjBjdzrQTiqKGSgZQ_aem_3B-IornQxoZGdKWgoktXXg27 Jun 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpact2tb6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mo47zhtxbs2uMy newest article, “The Defamation Gambit: Why the First Amendment and New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (Rightfully) Protect Magnus Carlsen et al.’s Statements about Hans Niemann’s Chess Playing,” was published in the Berkeley Journal of Entertainment & Sports Law. https://lawcat.berkeley.edu/record/1333945?v=pdf12 Jun 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo47zhtxbs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mo2hfpuqts2uDuring the recent 2025-26 academic year, the Menard Center for Constitutional Studies at UW-Eau Claire hosted several constitutional experts, including Jeffrey Rosen, Nadine Strossen, and @nicoperrino.bsky.social. I am grateful that students on our campus had a chance to learn from them all.12 Jun 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2hfpuqts2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mlgfm6erh22zThe link below is to my new guest essay, titled “The Declaration of Independence at 250,” which was published in the Rice Lake Chronotype. https://www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_chronotype/news/ink-blog-the-declaration-of-independence-at-250/article_83eb233e-3aaf-4695-ba31-b69af7f8b223.html09 May 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgfm6erh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3ml5gftmpr22nI was honored to moderate Jeffrey Rosen's discussion of "Declaration of Independence: 250 Years of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" last night at UW-Eau Claire!06 May 2026 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5gftmpr22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mklp3oegjs2fLast weekend I had fun representing the UWEC Chess Club and Wisconsin Chessheads at GEEKcon at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire - Barron County!28 Apr 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklp3oegjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mikd7njjbs2mMy newest article, titled “ICYMI (In Case You Missed It): Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and First Amendment Protections for Social Media Platform Expression,” was recently published in the Tulsa Law Review. https://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/tlr/vol61/iss2/6/02 Apr 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikd7njjbs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mevxqqup722bThank you to National Chess Master Okey Iwu for playing a simultaneous exhibition against 20 competitors at the Rice Lake Public Library last weekend. For those interested in playing chess in the area, our club regularly meets on Mondays at 6pm at the library. https://www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_chronotype/news/one-against-20-national-chess-master-takes-on-opponents-in-rice-lake-tournament/article_3958a810-a5f9-4489-9869-974fd0a37894.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawP-04pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEejNB4Rs536xYG39yl168xGy0rZWdEylk3Ek-wMcEAJW16LKCA8ZiV32Sk4mg_aem_YytpeIufLOLHay64xx_yaw15 Feb 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevxqqup722bhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3meucunhb6s2bThe link below is to my new guest essay, titled “Free Speech in a New Semester,” which was published in the Rice Lake Chronotype. https://www.apg-wi.com/townnews/politics/ink-blog-free-speech-in-a-new-semester/article_6855d27f-731b-4957-8fd6-35a08caad7c0.html15 Feb 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3meucunhb6s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mcq5qidqnc2fhttps://www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_chronotype/news/rice-lake-public-library-to-host-chess-tournament-with-national-master/article_3a11dfc4-2ce6-413c-8bdc-e228b9c77737.html18 Jan 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcq5qidqnc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3mafawx4vs22fI was honored to speak about the history of the Bill of Rights at an event put on by the League of Women Voters-Greater Chippewa Valley on Monday. December 15 was the 234th anniversary of the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.20 Dec 2025 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mafawx4vs22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3m6s6a46xok2pIn case you haven't noticed, Free Speech and Incitement in the Twenty-First Century, which @joannesweeny.bsky.social and I edited, is now available in paperback from @sunypress.bsky.social! https://sunypress.edu/Books/F/Free-Speech-and-Incitement-in-the-Twenty-First-Century229 Nov 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6s6a46xok2phttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3m6p523ecoc2pThe link below is to my new guest essay, titled “Congress’ Power to Tax and Spend,” which was published in the Rice Lake Chronotype. https://www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_chronotype/news/ink-blog-congress-power-to-tax-and-spend/article_40513a1e-a083-4b55-b83d-c74e37051e8d.html28 Nov 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6p523ecoc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3m4bbuztc2s2mI was recently interviewed for this local news story about First Amendment requirements for government-run social media pages. https://www.wqow.com/eye-on-eau-claire/why-did-the-city-turn-off-social-media-comments-does-that-violate-the-first-amendment/article_391e944e-fa87-4e8a-8a39-f867b3ffc36b.html28 Oct 2025 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bbuztc2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3lzhz74vmfk2p https://www.weau.com/2025/09/18/students-learn-about-james-madisons-influence-constitution/23 Sep 2025 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhz74vmfk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3lzcrxvutns2p"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."21 Sep 2025 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcrxvutns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3lzcfpqbjpk2p“Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?” Milton, Areopagitica (1644)20 Sep 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcfpqbjpk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3lxkyjq3iv224The link below is to my new guest essay, titled “The Supreme Court & the Constitution in 2025,” which was published in the Rice Lake Chronotype. https://www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_chronotype/news/ink-blog-the-supreme-court-the-constitution-in-2025/article_04e2f9d5-039f-438e-972a-4079a43c6aa4.html29 Aug 2025 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxkyjq3iv224https://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3lryamni7tc26The link below is to my new guest essay, titled “Rights of the Accused and the U.S. Constitution,” which was published in the Rice Lake Chronotype. https://www.apg-wi.com/rice_lake_chronotype/ink-blog-rights-of-the-accused-and-the-u-s-constitution/article_ad618e65-81fc-4f90-92b8-99c2b094a63e.html19 Jun 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryamni7tc26https://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3lnymls6st22j@joannesweeny.bsky.social & I have co-edited "Free Speech & Incitement in the 21st Century," with @sunypress.bsky.social. Contributors include D.Downs, @adamkunz.bsky.social, T.Shiell, S.Feldman, R.VanLandingham, S.Carthens, C.Wells, H.Schweber, R.Anderson, & D.Canon. Release date is May 1, 2025. https://sunypress.edu/Books/F/Free-Speech-and-Incitement-in-the-Twenty-First-Century30 Apr 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnymls6st22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/erictkasper.bsky.social/post/3lmvhjbb5ok2m"The Supreme Court and the Philosopher: How John Stuart Mill Shaped U.S. Free Speech Protections" was released one year ago today. If you haven't picked up a copy of this book co-authored by Troy Kozma and me, below is a review that may pique your interest. https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/new-book-explores-john-stuart-mills-influence-on-u-s-free-speech-protections/16 Apr 2025 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:iq5nuok3xmm4g5o7yfhriis3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmvhjbb5ok2m