Stephen Rohde

Stephen Rohde is the Special Advisor on Free Speech and the First Amendment for the Muslim Public Affairs Council. He is a writer, lecturer and political activist. For almost 50 years, he practiced civil rights, civil liberties, and intellectual property law and has won significant First Amendment victories in state and federal appellate courts. He is a past chair of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and past National Chair of Bend the Arc, a Jewish Partnership for Justice. He is a founder and current chair of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace; member of the Board of Directors of Death Penalty Focus, and a member of the Black Jewish Justice Alliance. Mr. Rohde is the author of the books American Words of Freedom: The Words That Define Our Nation and Freedom of Assembly and numerous articles and book reviews on civil liberties and constitutional history for the Los Angeles Review of Books, American Prospect, LA Times, Ms. Magazine, Los Angeles Lawyer, LA Progressive, Truthdig and other publications. He is co-author of Foundations of Freedom published by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. He is co-host of Law and Disorder Radio and Podcast.  His new podcast Speaking Freely: Exploring the First Amendment with Stephen Rohde will soon be released by Ms Media.