{"title": "Constitution Conversations with The NY County Lawyers Association: Freedom of Speech", "start": "2026-11-17T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The New York Society Library", "address": "East 79th Street 53, 10075", "price": "free of charge; registration required", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/law"], "description": "Constitution Conversations with The NY County Lawyers Association: Freedom of Speech is a public workshop and discussion held in the Whitridge Room of the New York Society Library, free of charge with registration required. It was developed by the New York County Lawyers Association, founded in 1908, and is presented by the Library in cooperation with that association as part of its Collective Witness season marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Two experienced lawyers will introduce recent events and offer nonpartisan background on the constitutional points and lawsuits involved, then facilitate conversation among participants. 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