Contacts: Maureen Rubin,
(818) 677-2864 or
Carmen Ramos Chandler,
carmen.chandler@csun.edu,
(818) 677-2130

Leading Free Speech Attorney to Discuss
First Amendment in Cyberspace

Rex S. Heinke will consider this provocative and timely issue as the keynote speaker at the Cal State Northridge Department of Journalism's second annual Kenneth S. Devol First Amendment Forum on Tuesday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Universal City.

Heinke, a nationally recognized expert on free speech, specializes in trial and appellate work on issues related to the First Amendment, defamation, invasion of privacy, commercial speech, access to government records and court proceedings as well as access to the media, right of publicity, reporter's privilege issues and the Internet.

A partner with the law firm of Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP, he has represented the Los Angeles Times, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, Paramount Pictures, Newsweek, The New York Times, Fox, McClatchy Newspapers, Crain Communication and King World.

The First Amendment Forum is held to honor the memory of Kenneth S. Devol, an early member and former chair of CSUN's Department of Journalism, who taught courses in mass communication law. An admired and respected teacher, scholar and mentor, he was the author of "Mass Media and the Supreme Court."

Proceeds from the dinner will benefit students via a variety of events that promote excellence in journalism.

Tickets for the event are $55 per person, $600 to sponsor a table of 10, or $1,000 for a table of 10 and a full-page ad in the program. A 6 p.m. reception will start the evening at the Hilton, 555 Universal Terrace Parkway, Universal City.

For more information or to make reservations, call the Journalism Department at (818) 677-3135.

California State University, Northridge, has more than 27,000 full- and part-time students and offers 48 bachelor's and 29 master's degrees. Founded in 1958, it is the only four-year university in the San Fernando Valley.