The Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award is an award created in honor of

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founder Hugh Hefner. The Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards were established in 1979 to honor individuals who have made significant contributions in the vital effort to protect and enhance

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rights for Americans. Since the inception of the awards, more than 100 individuals including high school students, lawyers, librarians, journalists and educators have been honored. Nominees have traditionally come from the areas of journalism, arts and entertainment, education, publishing, law, and government, and winners are selected by a panel of distinguished judges.

Recipients

1980

Nat Hentoff Nathan Irving Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for ''The Village Voice'' from 1958 to 2009. Fo ...

– Book Publishing * Erwin Knoll and

Howard Morland Howard Morland (born September 14, 1942) is an American journalist and activist against nuclear weapons who, in 1979, became famous for apparently discovering the "secret" of the hydrogen bomb (the Teller–Ulam design) and publishing it after a ...

– Journalism *

Saul Landau Saul Landau (January 15, 1936 – September 9, 2013) was an American journalist, filmmaker and commentator. He was also a professor emeritus at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he taught history and digital media. Educa ...

and

Jack Willis Jack Willis (June 20, 1934 – February 9, 2022) was an American journalist, writer and filmmaker. Life and career Jack Lawrence Willis was born in Milwaukee to Louis Willis and Libbie (Feingold) Willis on June 20, 1934. He graduated with a ...

– Journalism * David Goldberger – Law
Louis Clark
– Government * Carey McWilliams – Lifetime Achievement The judges were Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles;

Jules Feiffer Jules Ralph Feiffer (born January 26, 1929)''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; Page 107 is an American cartoonist and author, who was considered the most widely read satirist in the country. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 as North- ...

, playwright and social cartoonist;

Fay Kanin Fay Kanin (née Mitchell; May 9, 1917March 27, 2013) was an American screenwriter, playwright and producer. Kanin was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1979 to 1983. Biography Born Fay Mitchell in New York City t ...

, president,

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion ...

;

Victor Navasky Victor Saul Navasky (born July 5, 1932) is an American journalist, editor and academic. He is publisher emeritus of ''The Nation'' and George T. Delacorte Professor Emeritus of Professional Practice in Magazine Journalism at Columbia University. H ...

, editor, ''

The Nation ''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper t ...

''; and

Tom Wicker Thomas Grey Wicker (June 18, 1926 – November 25, 2011) was an American journalist. He was a political reporter and columnist for ''The New York Times''. Background and education Wicker was born in Hamlet, North Carolina. He was a graduate ...

, columnist and associate editor, ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...

''.

1981

*Frank Rowe – Book Publishing * Todd Crowder, Charles Reineke and William Hoffmann Jr. – Journalism *

Edward Asner Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild. He is best remembered for portraying Lou Grant during the 1970s and early 1980s, on both ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' a ...

Allan Burns Allan Pennington Burns (May 18, 1935January 30, 2021) was an American screenwriter and television producer. He was best known for co-creating and writing for the television sitcoms ''The Munsters'' and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. Early life ...

Seth Freeman Seth,; el, Σήθ ''Sḗth''; ; "placed", "appointed") in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Mandaeism, and Sethianism, was the third son of Adam and Eve and brother of Cain and Abel, their only other child mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible. Ac ...

, and

Gene Reynolds Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal (April 4, 1923 – February 3, 2020) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He was one of the developers and producers of the TV series ''M*A*S*H''. Early life Reynolds was born on April 4, 1923, ...

– Arts and Entertainment *

William Schannen III William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

– Law *

Morton Halperin Morton H. Halperin (born June 13, 1938) is a longtime expert on U.S. foreign policy, arms control, civil liberties, and the workings of bureaucracies. He was a senior advisor to the Open Society Foundations, which was founded by George Soros. ...

– Government *

Kathy Russell Kathy is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kathleen and their related forms. Kathy may refer to: In sports * Kathy Bald, Canadian freestyle swimmer * Kathy May, American tennis player *Kathy Radzuweit, German volleyball playe ...

– Education *

Stanley Fleishman Stanley Fleishman (1920–1999) was an American attorney best known for his expertise in the constitutional defense of the First Amendment in obscenity cases and for his advocacy on behalf of the disabled community. Early life Stanley Fleishman ...

– Lifetime Achievement The judges were

Edward Brooke Edward William Brooke III (October 26, 1919 – January 3, 2015) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 until 1979. Prior to serving in the Senate, he served as th ...

, US Senator, Massachusetts;

, author and columnist,

The Village Voice ''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newspaper, alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf (publisher), Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, th ...

;

, president,

;

Judith Krug Judith Fingeret Krug (March 15, 1940 – April 11, 2009) was an American librarian, freedom of speech proponent, and critic of censorship. Krug became director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom at the American Library Association in ...

, director,

The American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members a ...

; and Charles Nesson, Dean, Harvard Law School.

1982

* Franklyn S. Haiman – Book Publishing * Gene D. Lanier – Education * Billie Pirner Garde – Government *

Frank Snepp Frank Warren Snepp, III (born May 3, 1943) is a journalist and former chief analyst of North Vietnamese strategy for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Saigon during the Vietnam War. For five out of his eight years as a CIA officer, he worke ...

– Individual Conscience *

Steven Pico Stephen or Steven is a common English given name, first name. It is particularly significant to Christianity, Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Ac ...

– Law * Robert Berger,

Herbert Brodkin Herbert Brodkin (November 9, 1912 – October 29, 1990) was an American producer and director of film and television. Brodkin was best known as the producer of the television shows '' Playhouse 90'', '' The Defenders'', the miniseries ''Holo ...

Ernest Kinoy Ernest Kinoy (April 1, 1925 – November 10, 2014) was an American writer, screenwriter and playwright. Early life Kinoy was born in New York City on April 1, 1925; his parents, Albert and Sarah Kinoy (formerly Forstadt), were both high-school ...

and

Herbert Wise Herbert Wise (31 August 1924 – 5 August 2015) was an Austrian-born film and television producer and director. He was born as Herbert Weisz in Vienna, Austria, and began his career as a director at Shrewsbury Repertory Company in 1950. He was at ...

– Arts and Entertainment * Melody Sands – Journalism * Frank J. Donner – Lifetime Achievement The judges were Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, partner, Kutak, Rode & Huie;

Hamilton Fish III Hamilton Fish III (born Hamilton Stuyvesant Fish and also known as Hamilton Fish Jr.; December 7, 1888 – January 18, 1991) was an American soldier and politician from New York State. Born into a family long active in the state, he served in t ...

, Publisher,

; Florence McMullin, Chair, The Washington Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee; and

Aryeh Neier Aryeh Neier (born April 22, 1937) is an American human rights activist who co-founded Human Rights Watch, served as the president of George Soros's Open Society Institute philanthropy network from 1993 to 2012, had been National Director of th ...

, Professor of Law,

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

1983

* Tom Gish and Pat Gish – Outstanding Community Leadership *Mark Lynch – Outstanding National Leadership * Osmond K. Fraenkel – Lifetime Achievement The judges were

Harriet Pilpel Harriet Fleischl Pilpel (December 2, 1911 – April 23, 1991) was an American attorney and women's rights activist. She wrote and lectured extensively regarding the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and reproductive freedom. Pilpel serve ...

, attorney, Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Studs Terkel, author and nationally syndicated radio show host; and

William Worthy William Worthy, Jr. (July 7, 1921 – May 4, 2014) was an African-American journalist, civil rights activist, and dissident who pressed his right to travel regardless of U.S. State Department regulations. Biography Early life Worthy was born i ...

, international journalist and civil liberties activist.

1984

*Helen Troy and Forest Troy – Outstanding Community Leadership * Agnus Mackenzie – Outstanding National Leadership * Frank Wilkinson – Lifetime Achievement The judges were

Martin Agronsky Martin Zama Agronsky ( ; January 12, 1915 – July 25, 1999), also known as Martin Agronski, was an American journalist, political analyst, and television host. He began his career in 1936 working under his uncle, Gershon Agron, at the ''Palest ...

, Agronsky and Company;

Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Dershowitz ( ; born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and former law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught at Harvard Law School, where he was appoin ...

, professor, Harvard Law School; and Liza Pike, Program Director,

Center for Investigative Reporting The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is a nonprofit news organization based in Emeryville, California. It was founded in 1977 as the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism organization, and has since grown into a multi-plat ...

1985

* Clifford McKenzie – Government * Jack C. Landau – Education * Ronnie Dugger – Journalism The judges were Burton Joseph, attorney, Barsy, Joseph & Lichtenstein;

, attorney, Weil, Gotshal & Manges; and Melody Sands, former owner of The Athens News.

1986-1987

* Barry Lynn – Government * Glenna Nowell – Education * Walter Karp – Book Publishing *

Charles Levendosky Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

– Journalism * William A. Bradford, Jr., Ricki Seidman, and Mary Weidler – Law The judges were Julius L. Chambers, president, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Maxwell Lillienstein, General Counsel, American Booksellers Association; and Anthony Podesta, founding president, People for the American Way.

1988

* Jamie Kalven – Book Publishing * Herbert Foerstel – Education *Rex Armstrong – Law * Eric Robert Glitzenstein – Government *David Arnett – Journalism * Roy Woodruff – Individual Conscience The judges were

Charlayne Hunter-Gault Charlayne Hunter-Gault (born February 27, 1942) is an American civil rights activist, journalist and former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, CNN, and the Public Broadcasting Service. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were the ...

, New York correspondent, ''

The MacNeil / Lehrer NewsHour ''PBS NewsHour'' is an American evening television news program broadcast on over 350 PBS member stations. It airs seven nights a week, and is known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events. Anchored by Judy Woodruff, the prog ...

''; Anthony Lewis, syndicated columnist, ''

'';

, First Amendment lecturer and advocate; and

, political columnist, ''

''.

1989

* Eve Pell – Journalism * James A. Haught – Journalism * Thomas Michael Devine – Government * Joann Bell – Law *

John Henry Faulk John Henry Faulk (August 21, 1913 – April 9, 1990) was an American storyteller and radio show host. His successful lawsuit against the entertainment industry helped to bring an end to the Hollywood blacklist. Early life John Henry Faulk w ...

– Individual Conscience * Louis Ingelhart – Education * Anthony Lewis – Lifetime Achievement The judges were

, director, the American Library Association for Intellectual Freedom; Jack K. Landau, attorney an columnist, Newhouse Newspapers;

Clarence Page Clarence Page (born June 2, 1947) is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of the '' Chicago Tribune'' editorial board. Early years Page was born in Dayton, Ohio, and attended Middletown High School in Middletown whe ...

, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist,

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television a ...

; and

, attorney, Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

1990

Paul Conrad Paul Francis Conrad (June 27, 1924 – September 4, 2010) was an American political cartoonist and winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for editorial cartooning. In the span of a career lasting five decades, Conrad provided a critical perspectiv ...

– Journalism * Marilyn Athmann – Education *

Danny Goldberg Gold Mountain Records was a record label based in New York. It was distributed by A&M Records between 1983 and 1985. After 1985, the distributor was MCA Records. In 1985, the president of the label was Danny Goldberg. Goldberg founded an anti-cen ...

– Arts and Entertainment * Hans A. Linde – Law * Dennis Barrie – Individual Conscience * Studs Terkel – Lifetime Achievement The judges were

Herbert N. Foerstel Herbert may refer to: People Individuals * Herbert (musician), a pseudonym of Matthew Herbert Name * Herbert (given name) * Herbert (surname) Places Antarctica * Herbert Mountains, Coats Land * Herbert Sound, Graham Land Australia * Herbert, ...

, Head of Branch Libraries,

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

;

Robert Scheer Robert Scheer (born April 4, 1936) is an American left-wing journalist who has written for '' Ramparts'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Playboy'', ''Hustler Magazine'', ''Truthdig'', Scheerpost' and other publications as well as having written man ...

, national correspondent,

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the U ...

; and

Maxine Waters Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1991. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, inc ...

, US Representative, California.

1991

* Allan Adler – Book Publishing *

Inez Austin Inez is a feminine given name. It is the English spelling of the Spanish and Portuguese name Inés/Inês/Inez, the forms of the given name " Agnes". The name is pronounced as , , or . Agnes is a woman's given name, which derives from the Greek w ...

– Individual Conscience * Traci Bauer – Law *James Dana – Education *

Bella Lewitzky Bella Lewitzky (January 13, 1916, Los Angeles, California – July 16, 2004, Pasadena, California) was a modern dance choreographer, dancer and teacher. Biography Born to Jewish Russian immigrants, Lewitzky spent her childhood on a ranch in San ...

– Arts and Entertainment * Debbie Nathan – Journalism *

Sydney Schanberg Sydney Hillel Schanberg (January 17, 1934 July 9, 2016) was an American journalist who was best known for his coverage of the war in Cambodia. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two George Polk awards, two Overseas Press Club awards, a ...

– Government The judges were Arthur Kropp, president, People for the American Way; Barry Lynn, Co-host, Battleline news radio talk show; Eve Pell, investigative journalist, Freedom of Information Project; and

, political columnist,

1992

– Individual Conscience * Bruce Rogow – Law *

Natalie Robins Christopher Lehmann-Haupt (June 14, 1934 – November 7, 2018) was an American journalist, editor of the ''New York Times Book Review'', critic, and novelist, based in New York City. He served as senior Daily Book Reviewer from 1969 to 1995. Bi ...

– Book Publishing *Carl Jensen – Education *

Dannie Martin Dannie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dannie Abse (1923–2014), Welsh poet * Dannie Bulman (born 1979), English football midfielder * Dannie Heineman (1872–1962), Belgian-American engineer and businessman * Dannie Lock ...

– Journalism * Peter Sussman – Journalism The judges were Dennis Barrie, executive director,

Contemporary Arts Center The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) is a contemporary art museum in Cincinnati, Ohio and one of the first contemporary art institutions in the United States. The CAC is a non-collecting museum that focuses on new developments in painting, sculptur ...

of Cincinnati; Norman Dorsen, Stokes Professor of Law,

New York University Law School New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in New ...

; Mark Goodman, executive director,

Student Press Law Center The Student Press Law Center (SPLC) is a non-profit organization in the United States that aims to protect press freedom rights for student journalists at high school and university student newspapers. It is dedicated to student free-press righ ...

;

Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple (born July 30, 1946) is an American film director known primarily for her documentary work. She has won two Academy Awards, the first in 1977 for '' Harlan County, USA'', about a Kentucky miners' strike, /sup> and the second in ...

, documentary filmmaker; and Reginald Stuart, Assistant News Editor, Knight-Ridder Newspapers.

1993-1994

* Anthony Griffin – Law * Robert Landauer – Print Journalism * Jeff Cohen and

Norman Solomon Norman Solomon (born July 7, 1951) is an American journalist, media critic, activist, and former U.S. congressional candidate. Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR). In 1997 he founde ...

– Book Publishing * Carole Marlowe – Education * Jim Warren – Government * Jean Otto – Lifetime Achievement The judges were Rex Armstrong, Attorney and Volunteer Counsel, ACLU of Oregon; Jessica Mitford, author and social activist; and Carl Jensen, Founder, Project Censored.

1995-1996

* Jeffrey DeBonis – Government * Joycelyn Chadwick-Joshua – Education * Seth Rosenfeld – Print Journalism *

Mary Morello Mary Morello (born October 1, 1923) is an American activist who founded the anti-censorship group Parents for Rock and Rap in 1987. Early life Morello was born in 1923 in Marseilles, Illinois. In 1954, she earned a master's degree in African a ...

– Arts and Entertainment * Tom Hull – Law * Morton Mintz – Lifetime Achievement The judges were Chris Finan, executive director, The Media Coalition;

Marjorie Heins Marjorie Heins (b.1946) is a First Amendment lawyer, writer and founder of the Free Expression Policy Project.Beth Saulnier"The Talking Cure" ''Cornell Alumni Magazine'', Sept./Oct. 2013. Education Heins received a B.A., with distinction, from C ...

, Director an Staff Counsel, ACLU Arts Censorship Project; and

, journalist.

1997

* Dr. Frederic Whitehurst – Government * Kelli Peterson – Individual Conscience *

Katharine Swan Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and Catherina, other variations are feminine Given name, names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria ...

– Journalism *

Cecile Richards Cecile Richards (born July 15, 1957) is an American activist who served as the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006 to 2018. In 2010, Richards was elected to the ...

– Education *

American Civil Liberties Union The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". T ...

– Law *

American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members ...

– Law The judges were Anthony Griffin, attorney;

Bobby Handman Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constabl ...

, president, People for the American Way; and Burton Joseph, attorney, Barsy, Joseph & Lichtenstein.

1998

* Lee Brawner – Education * Tisha Byars – Individual Conscience *

Goodloe Sutton Howard Goodloe Sutton (born January 31, 1939) is an American newspaper editor, publisher, and owner. From 1964 to 2019, he published '' The Democrat-Reporter'', a small weekly newspaper in Linden, Alabama. Sutton was widely celebrated in 1998 for ...

and Jean Sutton – Journalism The judges were

Nadine Strossen Nadine Strossen (born August 18, 1950) is an American civil liberties activist who was president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from February 1991 to October 2008. A liberal feminist, she was the first woman to ever lead the ACLU. A ...

, president, ACLU; Peter S. Prichard, president,

Freedom Forum The Freedom Forum is the creator of the Newseum in Washington, D.C., which it sold to Johns Hopkins University in 2019. It is a nonpartisan 501 (c)(3) foundation that advances First Amendment freedoms through initiatives that include the Power Sh ...

; and Ann K. Symons, president,

1999

* Michael Moore – Arts and Entertainment *

Eugenie C. Scott Eugenie Carol Scott (born October 24, 1945) is an American physical anthropologist, a former university professor and educator who has been active in opposing the teaching of young Earth creationism and intelligent design in schools. She coined t ...

– Education * Nicholas Becker – Individual Conscience * Jeri McGiverin & Elaine Williamson – Law * Donald Parker – Lifetime Achievement * Bruce Sanford – Book Publishing The judges were Mark Goodman, executive director,

;

Molly Ivins Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30, 1944 – January 31, 2007) was an American newspaper columnist, author, political commentator, and humorist. Born in California and raised in Texas, Ivins attended Smith College and the Columbia Univers ...

, author and columnist,

Creators Syndicate Creators Syndicate (also known as Creators) is an American independent distributor of comic strips and syndicated columns to daily newspapers, websites, and other digital outlets. When founded in 1987, Creators Syndicate became one of the few suc ...

;

, filmmaker; and

, columnist,

2000-2001

* Michael Kent Curtis – Book Publishing *

Mary Dana Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...

– Education * Nancy Zennie – Education * William M. Lawbaugh – Print Journalism *

James Wheaton James Wheaton (January 11, 1924 – June 9, 2002), was an American motion picture, stage, and television actor. Wheaton's credits include '' THX 1138'', ''Trouble Comes to Town'' and ''Sanford and Son''. In the early 1950s, he moved from h ...

– Law *

John Seigenthaler John Lawrence Seigenthaler ( ; July 27, 1927 – July 11, 2014) was an American journalist, writer, and political figure. He was known as a prominent defender of First Amendment rights. Seigenthaler joined the Nashville newspaper ''The ...

- Lifetime Achievement *

Penn & Teller Penn & Teller, Penn Jillette and Teller, are American magicians, entertainers, and scientific skeptics who have performed together since the late 1970s. They are noted for their ongoing act that combines elements of comedy with magic. The duo h ...

– Arts and Entertainment The judges were

Floyd Abrams Floyd Abrams (born in July 9, 1936) is an American attorney at Cahill Gordon & Reindel. He is an expert on constitutional law and has argued in 13 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Abrams represented ''The New York Times'' ...

, partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel; Lucy Dalglish; executive director,

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that provides pro bono legal services and resources to and on behalf of journalists. The organization pursues litigation, offers direct ...

; Robert M. O'Neil, director,

Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted solely to the defense of the First Amendment rights guaranteeing freedom of speech and of the press. The center was founded in 1989, un ...

; and

, president, ACLU.

2002-2003

* Trina Magi and Linda Ramsdell – Education *

Ronald K. L. Collins Ronald Kenneth Leo Collins (born July 31, 1949) is the co-founder and co-director of the History Book Festival and co-founder and co-chair of the First Amendment Salons. He served as a law clerk to Justice Hans Linde on the Oregon Supreme Court ...

and David Michael Skover – Book Publishing * David Cole – Book Publishing * Nate Blakeslee – Law * Steven Aftergood – Government * Talia Buford – Print Journalism * Bill Maher – Arts and Entertainment *

– Lifetime Achievement The judges were

Margaret Carlson Margaret Carlson is an American journalist, political pundit, and an opinion columnist for Bloomberg News. She is known for being the first female columnist for ''Time'' magazine. She was a regular panelist for CNN's '' Capital Gang'' from 1992 ...

CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by ...

The Capital Gang ''Capital Gang'' was an American weekly political talk show on CNN which aired on Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. ET. The show debuted in the fall of 1988 and ran until CNN cancelled it in 2005. The original panel was Pat Buchanan, Robert Novak, Al ...

and

Time Magazine ''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on Ma ...

columnist;

Ann Richards Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, w ...

, former governor of Texas; and

, Founder,

First Amendment Center The First Amendment Center supports the First Amendment and builds understanding of its core freedoms through education, information and entertainment. The center serves as a forum for the study and exploration of free-expression issues, includin ...

2006

Paisley Dodds Paisley Dodds is the current investigations editor for The New Humanitarian, formerly known as IRIN news. She is the former London bureau chief for Associated Press, The Associated Press (AP) where she spent a decade managing the news bureau as well ...

– Print Journalism * Patricia Princehouse – Education * Geoffrey R. Stone – Book Publishing * Jack Spadaro – Government * Shelby Knox, Marion Lipschutz, and

Rose Rosenblatt Rose Rosenblatt is an American producer, director, editor, and writer of documentary films. She directed and edited the Sundance award winning''The Education of Shelby Knox'' (2005); and ''Young Lakota'' (2013).http://itvs.org/films/young-lakota ...

– Arts and Entertainment * Rhett Jackson – Lifetime Achievement The judges were

Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina vanden Heuvel (; born October 7, 1959) is an American editor and publisher. She is the publisher, part-owner, and former editor of the progressive magazine ''The Nation''. She was the magazine's editor from 1995 to 2019, when she was s ...

, editor and publisher,

;

Anthony D. Romero Anthony D. Romero (Born July 9, 1965) is the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. He assumed the position in 2001 as the first Latino and openly gay man to do so. Early life and education Romero was born in Bronx, New York ...

, executive director,

; and

Eugenie Scott Eugenie Carol Scott (born October 24, 1945) is an American physical anthropologist, a former university professor and educator who has been active in opposing the teaching of young Earth creationism and intelligent design in schools. She coined t ...

, executive director, National Center for Science Education.

2008

* Greg Lukianoff – Freedom of Expression * Heather Gillman – Law *

Mark Klein Mark Klein is a former AT&T technician and whistleblower who revealed details of the company's cooperation with the United States National Security Agency in installing network hardware at a site known as Room 641A to monitor, capture and proce ...

– Government The judges were

, president,

and professor of law,

New York Law School New York Law School (NYLS) is a private law school in Tribeca, New York City. NYLS has a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. NYLS's faculty includes 54 full-time and 59 adjunct professors. Notable faculty members include E ...

; Geoffrey Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor at

University of Chicago Law School The University of Chicago Law School is the law school of the University of Chicago, a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. It is consistently ranked among the best and most prestigious law schools in the world, and has many dis ...

; and David Rubin, professor and former dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University.

2012

* Rebecca MacKinnon – Book Publishing *

Pablo Alvarado Pablo Andrés Alvarado (born 27 February 1986 in El Calafate, Santa Cruz) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Palestino. Career Alvarado came through the youth system at C.A.I in Comodoro Rivadavia before being signed by ...

– Law * Thomas Drake – Government *

Jesselyn Radack Jesselyn Radack (born December 12, 1970) is an American national security and human rights attorney known for her defense of whistleblowers, journalists, and hacktivists. She graduated from Brown University and Yale Law School and began her car ...

– Government * Zack Kopplin – Education * Stanley K. Sheinbaum – Lifetime Achievement The judges were Hector Villagra;

Patricia Schroeder Patricia Nell Scott Schroeder (born July 30, 1940) is an American politician who represented Colorado in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Schroeder was the first female U.S. Repres ...

;

; and Norman Lear.

2013

Morris Davis Morris Durham "Moe" Davis (born July 31, 1958) is an American retired U.S. Air Force colonel, attorney, educator, politician, and former administrative law judge. Davis was appointed the third Chief Prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commiss ...

– Government * Jessica Ahlquist – Education * Norman Lear – Lifetime Achievement *

for her book ''Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge''. The judges were Henry Weinstein from the University of California, Ramona Ripston and Dr. Charles C. Haynes, Director of the Religious Freedom Education Project.

2014

* Muneer Awad – Government *

Glenn Greenwald Glenn Edward Greenwald (born March 6, 1967) is an American journalist, author and lawyer. In 2014, he cofounded ''The Intercept'', of which he was an editor until he resigned in October 2020. Greenwald subsequently started publishing on Substac ...

– Journalism * Norman Dorsen – Lifetime Achievement * Thomas Healy – Book Publishing * Michael Hiestand and

Mary Beth Tinker Mary Beth Tinker is an American free speech activist known for her role in the 1969 '' Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District'' Supreme Court case, which ruled that Warren Harding Junior High School could not punish her for wearing a bla ...

– For organizing the Tinker Tour * Chris Finan – Law The judges were

, Laura W. Murphy Director if the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office, and Joan E. Bertin Executive Director of National Coalition Against Censorship.

2015

* Steve Listopad – Education * Malkia Cyril – Government *

Zephyr Teachout Zephyr Rain Teachout (, born October 24, 1971) is an American attorney, author, political candidate, and associate professor of law at Fordham University. In 2014, Teachout ran for the Democratic Party nomination for governor of New York and lo ...

– Book Publishing *

James Risen James Risen (born April 27, 1955) is an American journalist for ''The Intercept''. He previously worked for ''The New York Times'' and before that for ''Los Angeles Times''. He has written or co-written many articles concerning U.S. government ...

– Print Journalism *

– Lifetime Achievement

2017

* Burt Neuborne – Lifetime Achievement * Hasan Elahi – Arts & Entertainment *

Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash CMG FRSA (born 12 July 1955) is a British historian, author and commentator. He is Professor of European Studies at Oxford University. Most of his work has been concerned with the contemporary history of Europe, with a spe ...

– Book Publishing * Jenni Monet – Print Journalism The judges were

Erwin Chemerinsky Erwin Chemerinsky (born May 14, 1953) is an American legal scholar known for his studies of United States constitutional law and federal civil procedure. Since 2017, Chemerinsky has been the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Previously, he a ...

, Dean and Professor of Law, University of California Berkeley School of Law; Lara Bergthold, Principal Partner at RALLY; and

Davan Maharaj Davan Maharaj (born in Trinidad and Tobago) is a journalist and the former editor-in-chief and publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times''. Biography Maharaj was born in Trinidad and Tobago. He worked as a reporter at the ''Trinidad Express'' before mov ...

, editor-in-chief and Publisher of the Los Angeles Times Media Grou

2018

*Joan E. Bertin – Lifetime Achievement * Simon Tam (musician), Simon Tam – Arts & Entertainment * Laura Kipnis – Book Publishing * Allison Stranger – Education *Jamie Kalevn – Journalism The judges were Michael A. Bamberger, Author and Senior Counsel at Dentons; Shelby Coffey III, Journalist; and

, Political Activist and Professor at

Fordham University School of Law Fordham University School of Law is the law school of Fordham University. The school is located in Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city. In 2013, 91% of the law school's first-time test t ...

2019

– Lifetime Achievement * Christian Bales – Education * Theodore J. Boutrous – Law * Grace Marion – Journalism * George Luber – Government * Greg Lukianoff,

Jonathan Haidt Jonathan David Haidt (; born October 19, 1963) is an American social psychologist and author. He is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University Stern School of Business. His main areas of study are the psychology of ...

– Book Publishing The judges were

Karen Tumulty Karen Tumulty (born December 1, 1955) is a political columnist for '' The Washington Post''. Before joining the ''Post'', Tumulty wrote for '' Time'' from October 1994 to April 2010. She was a Congressional Correspondent, as well as the National ...

, Columnist and Correspondent; Neal Katyal Professor of Law and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States; and Michael B. Keegan, president of People for the American Way and

People for the American Way Foundation People For the American Way Foundation is the charitable arm of People For the American Way (PFAW), a progressive advocacy organization in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United Stat ...

2020

* Ira Glasser – Lifetime Achievement *Michael Frazier – Education *David E. McCraw – Law *

Omar Jimenez Omar Fernando Jimenez (born November 27, 1993) is an American journalist and correspondent working for CNN. Early life and education Jimenez was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and raised in Kennesaw, Georgia. He is Afro-Latino; his mother, Ja ...

– Journalism *Andrea L. Dennis and Erik Nielson – Book Publishing * Christina Clusiau and Shaul Schwarz – Arts & Entertainment The judges were Ted Boutros, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and global co-chair of the firm's Litigation Group; and

Kyle Pope Kyle Pope is an American journalist who is the editor and publisher of the ''Columbia Journalism Review.'' Biography Pope has worked as editor of the '' New York Observer'', the ''Wall Street Journal'', '' Portfolio magazine'' and as editor in c ...

, editor-in-chief and publisher of the

Columbia Journalism Review The ''Columbia Journalism Review'' (''CJR'') is a biannual magazine for professional journalists that has been published by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961. Its contents include news and media industry trends, an ...

2022

*Michael Bamberger – Lifetime Achievement *Dawn Wooten – Government *Joslyn Diffenbaugh – Education *

Amy Sohn Amy Sohn is a Brooklyn-based author, columnist and screenwriter. Her first two novels were ''Run Catch Kiss'' (1999) and ''My Old Man'' (2004), both published by Simon & Schuster, and a companion guide to television's ''Sex and the City'', ''Se ...

– Book Publishing *Manuel Duran – Journalism The judges were

Allison Stanger Allison Katherine Stanger is an American political scientist and the Russell J. Leng '60 Professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College, Vermont and the founding director of Middlebury's Rohatyn Center for International A ...

, Russell Leng ’60 Professor of International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College; Julia B. Chan, editor-in-chief of The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom; and Will Creeley, Legal Director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).

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