Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
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The Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards are given to people who a panel of judges believes have made significant contributions to the protection and enhancement of the rights enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution
. The awards were established in 1979 under the direction of Christie Hefner, daughter of Playboy
magazine founder Hugh Hefner
.
The judges were actor Mark Goodman
, Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins
and Chicago journalist Clarence Page
.
The judges were Floyd Abrams
, free-speech attorney, Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Robert M. O'Neil, retired University of Virginia law professor.
The judges were Margaret Carlson
, Ann Richards
and John Seigenthaler.
The judges were Katrina vanden Heuvel
, Anthony D. Romero and Eugenie Scott
.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...
. The awards were established in 1979 under the direction of Christie Hefner, daughter of Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine founder Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Marston "Hef" Hefner is an American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises.-Early life:...
.
1999
- Michael MooreMichael MooreMichael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time. His films Bowling for Columbine and Sicko also place in the top ten highest-grossing documentaries...
— arts and entertainment - Eugenie C. Scott — education
- Nicolas Becker — individual conscience
- Jeri McGiverin & Elaine Williamson – Law
- Donald Parker – lifetime achievement
- Bruce Sanford – publishing
The judges were actor Mark Goodman
Mark Goodman
Mark Goodman is a radio DJ, TV personality, and actor. He is best known as one of the original five VJs on MTV, from 1981-1987. He was supposed to be the first of the five to be broadcast at MTV's premier on August 1, 1981...
, Texas newspaper columnist Molly Ivins
Molly Ivins
Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins was an American newspaper columnist, populist, political commentator, humorist and author.-Early life and education:Ivins was born in Monterey, California, and raised in Houston, Texas...
and Chicago journalist Clarence Page
Clarence Page
Clarence Page is an American journalist, syndicated columnist, and senior member of The Chicago Tribune editorial board.-Early years:...
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2001
- Michael Kent Curtis – book publishing
- Mary Dana – education
- Nancy Zennie – education
- William M. Lawbaugh – print journalism
- James WheatonJames WheatonJames Wheaton , was an American motion picture and television actor. He may be best known as the voice actor "OMM" in George Lucas's THX 1138, a role for which he was chosen over Orson Welles...
– law - John Seigenthaler - lifetime achievement
- Penn & TellerPenn & TellerPenn & Teller are Las Vegas headliners whose act is an amalgam of illusion and comedy. Penn Jillette is a raconteur; Teller generally uses mime while performing, although his voice can occasionally be heard during their performance...
– arts & entertainment
The judges were Floyd Abrams
Floyd Abrams
Floyd Abrams is an American attorney at Cahill Gordon & Reindel. He is an expert on constitutional law, and many arguments in the briefs he has written before the United States Supreme Court have been adopted as United States Constitutional interpretative law as it relates to the First Amendment...
, free-speech attorney, Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Robert M. O'Neil, retired University of Virginia law professor.
2002/2003
- Trina Magi, education
- Linda Ramsdell, education
- Ronald K. L. CollinsRonald K. L. CollinsRonald K.L. Collins is the Harold S. Shefelman Scholar at the University of Washington School of Law and was a scholar at the Washington, D.C., office of the First Amendment Center from 2002-09. During his tenure there he wrote and lectured on freedom of expression and oversaw the component of the...
– book publishing - David Michael Skover – book publishing
- David ColeDavid ColeDavid Cole may refer to:* David Cole , music producer* David D. Cole, American law professor* David R. Cole, senior lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney* David Cole * David N. Cole, American music producer...
– book publishing - Nate Blakeslee – law
- Steven AftergoodSteven AftergoodSteven Aftergood is a critic of U.S. government secrecy policy. He directs the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy and is the author of the Federation newsletter Secrecy News. In 1991, Aftergood exposed the highly classifed Timber Wind program, an unacknowledged...
– government - Talia Buford – print journalism
- Bill MaherBill MaherWilliam "Bill" Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Maher hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect originally on Comedy Central and...
– arts & entertainment - Molly IvinsMolly IvinsMary Tyler "Molly" Ivins was an American newspaper columnist, populist, political commentator, humorist and author.-Early life and education:Ivins was born in Monterey, California, and raised in Houston, Texas...
, lifetime achievement
The judges were Margaret Carlson
Margaret Carlson
Margaret Carlson is an American journalist and a columnist for Bloomberg News.-Biography:She is best known for being the first female columnist at TIME magazine. Carlson joined Time in January 1988 from The New Republic, where she was managing editor; in 1994, she became the first female columnist...
, Ann Richards
Ann Richards
Dorothy Ann Willis Richards was an American politician from Texas. She first came to national attention as the state treasurer of Texas, when she delivered the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards served as the 45th Governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995 and was...
and John Seigenthaler.
2006
- Paisley DoddsPaisley DoddsPaisley Dodds is an American journalist, and London bureau chief for The Associated Press.-Life:She is a graduate of John Carroll University and a native of Painesville, Ohio.In 1994, she joined the AP in Johannesburg, South Africa...
, print journalism - Patricia Princehouse, education [Princehouse speech]:
- Geoffrey R. StoneGeoffrey R. StoneGeoffrey R. Stone is an American law professor. He is currently the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School.-Dean of the Chicago Law School:...
– book publishing - Jack Spadaro --government
- Shelby Knox - arts and entertainment
- Marion LipschutzMarion LipschutzMarion Lipschutz is an American film director and co-founder of Incite Pictures and Cine Qua Non , a 501, a partnership of Marion Lipschutz and Rose Rosenblatt, produces long form, dramatic documentaries and ancillary educational materials on social and cultural subjects...
- arts and entertainment - Rose RosenblattRose RosenblattRose Rosenblatt is an American film director, film editor, and co-founder of Incite Pictures. Her work includes The Education of Shelby Knox , Live Free or Die , Fatherhood USA, and The Abortion Pill...
- arts and entertainment - Rhett Jackson - lifetime achievement
The judges were Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel is the editor, publisher, and part-owner of the magazine The Nation. She has been the magazine's editor since 1995. She is a frequent guest on numerous television programs...
, Anthony D. Romero and Eugenie Scott
Eugenie Scott
Eugenie Carol Scott is an American physical anthropologist who has been the executive director of the National Center for Science Education since 1987...
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Other
- Mary MorelloMary MorelloMary Morello founded in 1987 the anti-censorship group Parents For Rock And Rap. She is sometimes referred to as Tipper Gore's nemesis in the 1980s battle over music censorship.-Biography:...
, founder Parents For Rock And RapParents for Rock and RapParents For Rock And Rap, founded in 1987 by Mary Morello is an anti-censorship campaign which focuses on campaigning for the importance of free speech in popular music. For the work that Mary Morello put in to this, she won a Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award in 1996...
— 1996 — Arts and Entertainment
See also
- Free Speech, "The People’s Darling Privilege"Free Speech, "The People’s Darling Privilege"Free Speech, "The People’s Darling Privilege": Struggles for Freedom of Expression in American History is a non-fiction book about the history of freedom of speech in the United States. It was written by Michael Kent Curtis, and published in 2000 by Duke University Press. The book is structured in...
book published in 2000, recognized with the award - PEN/Newman's Own