Tulane Law Clinics
First Amendment Clinic
The First Amendment Clinic is dedicated to defending freedom of speech and press through direct client representation. Our clients are politically engaged citizens from all walks of life and all political viewpoints. They live across Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region. We also represent members of the press seeking public documents and access to government meetings, to support government accountability and transparency. We train future lawyers in the skills necessary to represent real clients, handle challenging cases, and become the civic leaders of tomorrow.
Client Matters
Our Clinic students have hands-on opportunities to litigate important constitutional questions that have real-world impact.
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We represent people in Louisiana and regionally in First Amendment cases. If you have a First Amendment question or concern, contact us.
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Our student attorneys care deeply about our cases. They work hard and deliver incredible results for our clients.
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Meet the First Amendment Law Clinic
Team of Experienced Lawyers
Bruce Hamilton
Director, First Amendment Law Clinic
A civil rights attorney with extensive litigation experience, Hamilton has more than a decade of experience litigating constitutional questions in Louisiana’s state and federal courthouses. He has litigated and supervised dozens of civil rights cases, including defending the freedoms of speech, press, and religion.
Annie Cleveland
2024-2026 Stanton Legal Fellow, Tulane Law First Amendment Clinic
Annie joined the First Amendment Clinic as a Stanton Legal Fellow in July of 2024. Her own experience as a student attorney at Tulane’s First Amendment Clinic ignited a passion for public interest advocacy and community lawyering. As a student attorney in the clinic, she defended protestors arrested based on an unconstitutional noise ordinance and worked on federal litigation involving the unlawful silencing and removal of a participant at a public library board meeting. Annie is particularly interested in issues of censorship and book banning, artistic expression, and protest rights. She graduated cum laude from Tulane in May of 2024 and was awarded the Order of the Barristers. In addition to working as a student attorney she was an active competitor and coach of Tulane’s Moot Court program and interned with the Ella Project, a nonprofit that provides legal support to local artists and culture bearers. Prior to law school, Annie worked as an actor, director, and teaching artist.
