Category Archives: Books

There’s No Such Thing As Safe “Sext” [Lecture]

2011-04-09 There's No Such Thing as Safe "Sext" from Frederick Lane Presented at the National School Board Association Annual Conference on April 4, 2011 in San Francisco, CA. This lecture is appropriate for professional development for teachers and administrators in public and independent schools, parent organizations, church groups, and students. If you are interested in…

The Serpentine Wall: Religion and Free Speech in and around the Public Schools [Lecture]

2010-09-10 The Serpentine Wall from Frederick Lane A lecture on religious freedom, separation of church and state, and public schools presented at the Arizona School Boards Association Law Conference on September 10, 2010. This lecture is appropriate for school boards, district staff and teachers, and parents. It also can be adapted for students at various…

Can You See Me Now? [Lecture]

2010-07-28 Can You See Me Now? from Frederick Lane Subtitle: “The Growing Problem of Sexting Among School-Age Children.” A presentation delivered to the Catawba County School District on July 28, 2010, in Conover, NC. This lecture is appropriate for school boards, district staff and teachers, and parents. It also can be adapted for students at…

American Privacy: Can a 19th Century Right Survive 21st Century Technology? [Lecture]

2010-07-20 American Privacy from Frederick Lane A lecture on my book, American Privacy, delivered at the 2010 eCampus conference at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH on July 20, 2010. This hour seminar is designed to provide audiences with a brief overview of the history of the right to privacy in the United States. If you are…

Press Release — Constitutional Scholar and Author Frederick Lane to Introduce His New Book, “American Privacy,” at Boston’s Old State House

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Info: Frederick Lane Burlington, VT 802-318-4604 fslane3@gmail.com www.FrederickLane.com CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLAR AND AUTHOR FREDERICK LANE TO INTRODUCE HIS NEW BOOK, “AMERICAN PRIVACY,” AT BOSTON’S OLD STATE HOUSE BURLINGTON, VT — Constitutional scholar, attorney, and privacy expert Frederick Lane will introduce his new book, “American Privacy: The 400-Year-History of Our Most Contested Right,”…

Palin Pick for VP Makes McCain Panderer-in-Chief [Press Release]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Info: Frederick Lane Burlington, VT 802-318-4604 fslane3@gmail.com www.FrederickLane.com BURLINGTON, VT — Senator John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin makes it clear that when it comes to critical social and political issues — including U.S. Supreme Court appointments, federal science policy, public education, and birth control — a McCain/Palin White…

2004 CBS/Jackson/Timberlake “Wardrobe Malfunction” Fine Overturned by 3rd Circuit Court [Press Release]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Frederick Lane FSLane3@gmail.com www.FrederickLane.com 802-318-4604 BURLINGTON, VT — In a 102-page opinion released earlier today, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the $550,000 fine assessed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against CBS for the infamous Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. In reaching its…

Romney: “Ich bin ein Kennedy” [x-post]

[Note: This post was originally published on the Beacon Broadside on December 10, 2007.] Last week, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney traveled to College Station, Texas, to deliver a major address on faith to an audience at the George H.W. Bush presidential library. Given the fact that the speech was so clearly an attempt to…