Fair Media Council Advisory Board Member

Clay Calvert is one of the nation’s foremost experts on freedom of expression and media law. Now a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, he is Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, where he held a joint appointment as Professor of Law and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication. The author or co-author of more than 150 law journal articles and over 100 columns for AEI, Calvert has shaped national conversations on the First Amendment and emerging communications technologies. He is the lead author of Mass Media Law (22nd ed., 2023) and author of Voyeur Nation, and has been honored as UF’s Teacher/Scholar of the Year and a member of its Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars.

Calvert has been a featured guest on FMC Fast Chat multiple times, discussing First Amendment issues impacting the modern media landscape, current events and democracy.

Calvert holds a J.D. with Order of the Coif honors from the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, and earned both his Ph.D. and B.A. in Communication from Stanford University. Known for making complex legal issues accessible to broad audiences, he brings a sharp legal mind and deep commitment to media literacy and civic education. His work bridges the gap between academia, public discourse, and policymaking in an era of constant technological and cultural change.