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“Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely” is a biopic of the First Amendment told through the landmark cases on AMERICAN MASTERS – Sept. 22 at 9 pm


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“Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely”

on American Masters

Friday, September 22 at 9 pm

 

Floyd Abrams smiling at camera from office locationFollow the 50-year career of First Amendment lawyer and legal expert Floyd Abrams. See how his landmark cases, from the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United, helped define free speech as it is known today.

Known as the “first First Amendment lawyer,” see how his landmark cases—from the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United to Clearview AI—helped define free speech as it is known today. Join Dan Abrams, Ari Melber, Nina Totenberg and more as they unpack the ways in which Abrams’ career has shaped major changes in law, public discourse and civic action since the 1960s.

Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely premieres Friday, September 22 at 9 p.m., pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS App.