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Floyd Abrams

Floyd Abrams

William J. Brennan Jr. Visiting Professor of First Amendment Issues
Rebecca Castillo

Floyd Abrams is a New York attorney specializing in freedom of speech and press issues. He is a partner in the law firm of Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, and has chaired several American Bar Association committees. He has been a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School and an instructor at Columbia Law School. He was co-counsel for The New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case. Floyd has argued before the Supreme Court in several cases, including Nebraska Press Association vs. Stuart; Landmark Communications v. Virginia Smith; Smith v. Daily Mail; Nixon v. Warner Communications; CBS v. FCC; and Harper & Row v. The Nation. He is a graduate of Yale Law School.