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Scott Horn, co-director of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. Photo provided.

Scott Horn receives 2024 James Madison Award

The 2024 James Madison Award recipient for service to the First Amendment is Scott Horn, co-director of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition (KOGC). The University of Kentucky School of Journalism and Media and its Scripps Howard First Amendment Center, housed in the College of Communication and Information, present the award annually.

‘Behind the Blue’: Continuing the mental health conversation on World Suicide Prevention Day

Every year, on Sept. 10, World Suicide Prevention Day renews our commitment to addressing the growing mental health crisis affecting millions around the globe.

U.S. presidential historian and best-selling author Douglas Brinkley will be the featured speaker for the 2024 Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Lecture. Courtesy The Martin School.

UK’s Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Lecture to feature presidential historian Douglas Brinkley

Presidential historian and noted author Douglas Brinkley will be the featured speaker at the University of Kentucky’s 2024 Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Lecture, 5:30 p.m. Oct. 8, at the Singletary Center for the Arts.

Mike Abate will deliver the 2024 State of the First Amendment Address

State of the First Amendment Address to focus on free speech, free exercise and the establishment clause

Michael (“Mike”) Abate — preeminent First Amendment advocate, defender of government transparency and litigator with Kaplan, Johnson, Abate & Bird in Louisville — will deliver the State of the First Amendment Address, 5 p.m. Sept. 26. The address is titled “The Rapidly Evolving First Amendment: Free Speech, Free Exercise and the Establishment Clause in the Roberts Court Era.” The James Madison Award presentation will follow.