The National Conference on the First Amendment was held Oct. 2018 at Duquesne University, bringing together experts from the fields of education, media, nonprofit and others to discuss the first amendment today. Pictured is (L to R): Noel Francisco, U.S. solicitor general, Thomas Hardiman, judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Ken Gormley, president, Duquesne University who were discussing the FIrst Amendment in America's laws and government.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT: BEDROCK OF AMERICAN FREEDOM

Continuing the conversation from the June 2018 conference, The First Amendment for the Twenty-First Century, this event was held Oct. 21-22, 2018. The city was again at the epicenter of one of America's most timely, important discussions when Duquesne University and The Pittsburgh Foundation – in cooperation with the National Constitution Center – hosted the "National Conference on the First Amendment: Bedrock of American Freedom" on the Duquesne campus.