Mary Anne Franks | |
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 Franks in 2014 | |
| Alma mater | Loyola University New Orleans (BA) Oxford University (MPhil, DPhil) Harvard University (JD) |
| Employer | George Washington University Law School at the George Washington University |
| Organization | Cyber Civil Rights Initiative |
| Notable work | The Cult of the Constitution: Our Deadly Devotion to Guns and Free Speech (Stanford Press, 2019) |
Mary Anne Franks is an American legal scholar, author, activist, and media commentator. She is a professor of law and the Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law at George Washington University Law School, where her areas of expertise and teaching include First Amendment law, Second Amendment law, criminal law, criminal procedure, family law, and law and technology.[1] She also serves as president and Legislative and Technology Policy Director of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative.[2] Prior to joining the faculty at George Washington University Law School, Professor Franks was the Michael R. Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair and Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law.[3]
Franks is the author of The Cult of the Constitution: Our Deadly Devotion to Guns and Free Speech, which won a gold medal at the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards as well as the 2020 Association of American Publishers PROSE Award for Legal Studies and Excellence in Social Sciences.[4][5] Her second book, Fearless Speech, is expected in 2024.[6]
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- ^ "Mary Anne Franks, J.D., D.Phil". Cyber Civil Rights Initiative. June 30, 2021. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "Professor Mary Anne Franks Appointed to the Michael R. Klein Distinguished Scholar Chair". www.law.miami.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Medalists Cat 35-60". www.ippyawards.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Award Winners". PROSE Awards. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Professor Mary Anne Franks Named Knight Foundation Visiting Scholar". www.law.miami.edu. Archived from the original on March 20, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.