Jared Schroeder

Jared Schroeder is an associate professor who specializes in First Amendment theory, examining how we should understand freedom of expression in an era defined by difficult questions about artificial intelligence, the flow of information, and questions concerning platform regulation.

To explore these concerns, Schroeder’s research examines the historical origins and development of First Amendment theory, the nature and flow of ideas in a democratic society, and how traditional understandings can be revised or reimagined to address emerging problems.

His findings contend First Amendment theory has, over time, been transformed into a rigid, problematic tool that is out of touch with its original intent and the challenges emerging technologies create for democracy

Schroeder is the author of The Press Clause and Digital Technology's Fourth Wave and co-author of Emma Goldman's No-Conscription League and the First Amendment. He has also published numerous peer-reviewed and law-review articles, including “Marketplace Theory in the Age of AI Communicators” and “The Emerging Artificial Marketplace.”

He is a frequent contributor to popular and trade publications regarding tech policy and the First Amendment, and is often a speaker and panelist on free expression and emerging-technology issues.

Schroeder brings his research questions into the classroom, challenging students to not only understand fundamental concepts regarding free expression, but to question and evaluate foundational First Amendment principles in light of emerging technologies and contemporary legal concerns.

Schroeder is an officer in the Law & Policy Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.