Robert Corn-Revere
Robert Corn-Revere has been a First Amendment litigator for more than four decades. In 2023, he joined 蜜桃直播 from the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine, where he was a partner for 20 years. Before his time at DWT, he was a partner at Hogan & Hartson and served as legal advisor and later chief counsel to Federal Communications Commission Chairman James H. Quello.
Robert is a prominent writer, thinker, and advocate on free expression issues. In 2021, Cambridge University Press published his book, , which explores how free expression became a part of America鈥檚 identity. He also co-authored the three-volume treatise, , published by West Group. In 2003, he successfully petitioned Governor George E. Pataki to grant the first posthumous pardon in New York history to the late comedian Lenny Bruce, who was convicted for 鈥渙bscene鈥 comedy routines.
Before joining 蜜桃直播 full-time, Robert was a volunteer on 蜜桃直播鈥檚 Advisory Council. He also served as outside counsel for 贵滨搁贰鈥檚&苍产蝉辫;Stand Up For Speech Litigation Project, successfully litigating on behalf of college students and faculty whose First Amendment rights were violated.
He is regularly listed as a leading First Amendment and media law practitioner by The Best Lawyers in America, SuperLawyers Washington, D.C., and by Chambers USA. Best Lawyers in America named him as Washington, D.C.鈥檚 2017 鈥淟awyer of the Year鈥 in the areas of First Amendment Law and Litigation 鈥 First Amendment. He was again named as Best Lawyers鈥 鈥淟awyer of the Year鈥 for First Amendment Law for 2019 and 2021, and in Media Law for 2022. He is listed in Washingtonian Magazine's Top Lawyers Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement.
Robert resides in the Washington, D.C., area.
Selected television/video appearances
- CBS News鈥 (2025)
- Fox News鈥 (2025)
- 颁-厂笔础狈鈥檚&苍产蝉辫; (2023)
Selected podcast/radio appearances
- 狈笔搁鈥檚 (2025)
- (2025)
- (2025)
- 奥叠鲍搁鈥檚&苍产蝉辫; (2025)
- 贵滨搁贰鈥檚&苍产蝉辫; (2024)
- (2022)
- (2022)
Selected writings
- (The Washington Post, 2025)
- (The Dispatch, 2025)
- (Reason, 2025)
- (Columbia Journalism Review, 2025)
- The Supreme Court, Big Tech, and the dark art of politics (2024)
Recent Writings
- Extortion in plain sight,
- Brendan Carr鈥檚 Bizarro World FCC,
- The FCC's show trial against CBS is a political power play,
- A plea for institutional modesty,
- May public officials block critics on social media? It depends, says the Supreme Court.,
- Ten questions to a media lawyer,
- The Supreme Court, Big Tech, and the dark art of politics,
- FIRE to Supreme Court: Stop government bullies from intimidating social media platforms,
- FIRE to Supreme Court: Only you can protect free speech online.,
- FIRE statement on shocking police raid of Kansas newspaper, Marion County Record,
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