First Amendment Defense Act: An Assault on the Constitution and Civil Rights

Posted by Linda Gross | December 16, 2016 | Under Community, Language, Law, LCG Blog, Legal, Politics, Vocabulary, What You Can Do, Words, Writing

FADA: The Wrong Way to Protect our Rights Orwell’s 1984 was even more frightening when I reread it during the Bush administration. Amidst freedom fries and the Patriot Act, I saw traces of his infamous doublespeak: War is peace. Freedom … Continued

Warning: Are Parks and Open Spaces Up for Grabs? Are We Slowly Taking the Public Out of the Public Trust?

Posted by Linda Gross | July 15, 2015 | Under LCG Blog

We’ve been working with the many groups and people opposed to NYU’s ridiculous, bloated and unneeded expansion plan for some time now. Our main client, NYUFASP, represents hundreds of professors and faculty within NYU who are also against the plan; … Continued