Gavan Titley is senior lecturer in Media Studies at Maynooth University.

Gavan Titley

Stephen Rohde is a writer, lecturer, and political activist. For almost 50 years, he practiced civil rights, civil liberties, and intellectual property law. He is a past chair of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and past National Chair of Bend the Arc, a Jewish Partnership for Justice. He is a founder and current chair of Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace, member of the Board of Directors of Death Penalty Focus, and a member of the Black Jewish Justice Alliance. Rohde is the author of American Words of Freedom&nbsp;and&nbsp;Freedom of Assembly (part of the American Rights series), and numerous articles and book reviews on civil liberties and constitutional history for Los Angeles Review of&nbsp;Books,&nbsp;American Prospect,&nbsp;Los&nbsp;Angeles&nbsp;Times, Ms. Magazine, Los Angeles Lawyer, Truth Out, LA Progressive, Variety, and&nbsp;other&nbsp;publications. He&nbsp;is also&nbsp;co-author of&nbsp;Foundations of Freedom, published by the Constitutional Rights Foundation. Rohde received Bend the Arc’s “Pursuit of Justice” Award, and his work has been recognized by the ACLU and American Bar Association. Rohde received his BA degree in political science from Northwestern University and his JD degree from Columbia Law School.&nbsp;

Stephen Rohde

Letter to the Editor: Gavan Titley Responds to Stephen Rohde

“The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.” — Aristotle

Gavan Titley is senior lecturer in Media Studies at Maynooth University.