2025 Free Expression Awards

The Free Expression Awards annually celebrate First Amendment heroes for their courageous acts of free expression.

This year, we honor:

• A legendary lawyer for press freedom and free speech who has won some of the most significant First Amendment cases of modern times.
• An Emmy Award-winning comic and documentary producer who uses humor and satire to showcase diverse voices and speak truth to power.
• New York Times bestselling author and educator known as “America’s Government Teacher” whose nonpartisan approach encourages the sharing of diverse perspectives.
• A student-run newspaper providing groundbreaking reporting to the University of Florida and its surrounding community since 1906.

Join us to celebrate champions of free expression and the First Amendment.