TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jun 4, 2024

A report from the Nashville law firm Neal & Harwell found that Vanderbilt did not violate the First Amendment rights of Nashville Scene reporter Eli Motycka when he was arrested by campus police while covering a student protest in April. However, the report concluded that Vanderbilt's media policy, which is currently inaccessible to the public, should be published. The review also found that the policy was applied inconsistently in the incident. According to the Tennessean, the report states that while there were several missteps by police that led to the arrest, Motycka was not arrested to prevent coverage of campus protests but because he repeatedly tried to enter a closed university building.