Karen Hansen
Staff Writer
Karen Hansen is a staff writer at Freedom Forum. She works with the organization’s programming teams to draft program- and event-related communications and with Freedom Forum’s First Amendment experts to write articles and educational materials about First Amendment issues. Prior to joining Freedom Forum, she served as communications director for the Radio Television Digital News Association, a broadcast journalism ethics and advocacy nonprofit. She studied political science and international relations at the University of St. Thomas and religion and politics at American University.
Articles by Karen Hansen
What Was the Clear and Present Danger Test for Free Speech — and Why Has It Been Replaced?
Can speech be limited if it presents a clear and present danger?
Rights Behind Bars: The First Amendment and Prisons
People in prison still have First Amendment rights, but those freedoms may be more limited.