Howard Wasserman is  assistant professor and a founding faculty member at the Florida International University College of Law. He holds a J.D. and B.S from Northwestern University.  His scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedom of expression and he  is working on a larger project on the role and effect of free speech in sports. His most recent publications include: "If you Build it, They Will Speak: Public Stadiums, Public Forums, and Free Speech, NINE, Vol. 12 (forthcoming 2005); Cheers, Profanity, and Free Speech, Journal of College and University Law, Vol. 31 (forthcoming 2005);Continuity of Congress: A  Play in Three Stages, Catholic University Law Review, Vol. 53, p. 949 (2004); and Symbolic Counter-Speech, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, Vol. 12, p. 367 (2004).  He is an avid baseball fan and a former college basketball coach.