To mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Knight First Amendment Institute (KFAI) at Columbia University and Columbia's Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism are hosting a two-day symposium on September 9 and 10, “The Forever War and the First Amendment,” examining how post-9/11 policies reshaped free speech and press freedom, and the ripple effects today including campus speech crackdowns and immigration enforcement in NYC and nationwide.
Confirmed speakers include:
Jameel Jaffer, civil liberties attorney and inaugural director of KFAI
Alberto Mora, General Counsel to the Navy from 2001-2006
Mohsan Mahdawi, graduate student at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET
Thursday, September 10, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
The symposium will also be livestreamed.
