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<p fr-original-style="margin: 0px;color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 17.3333px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 17.3333px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">Join the Russell Kirk Center at the National Press Club on November 19, 2026 for our third McLellan Prizes gala where we&#39;ll honor this year&#39;s winners, including grand prize winner, Eugene Volokh:<p fr-original-style="margin: 0px;color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="margin: 0px;color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790178753/wysiwyg/wnausiiwbwubwj3mvow0.jpg" style="width: 398px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 398px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><p fr-original-style="margin: 0px;color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"> Eugene Volokh, influential legal scholar and fellow at the Hoover Institution, has been named the recipient of the third annual McLellan Prize of $50,000 for Advancing Free Speech and Expression. A distinguished blue-ribbon jury selected Volokh for his unparalleled impact on our understanding of the First Amendment freedoms of all Americans. Eugene Volokh is one of the most prolific and influential legal scholars of our time. He is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford), and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA School of Law. 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color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="margin: 0px;color: rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: small;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 1.5; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Emily Corwin, Kirk Center events director,&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ecorwin@kirkcenter.org" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;">ecorwin@kirkcenter.org</a>.

Dear <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for the 2026 McLellan Prizes gala in Washington, D.C. Your registration helps our mission, and supports the cause of free speech and expression.&nbsp; If you would like to sponsor a table at the event and fill it with your friends and family, please let me know. Or if you would like to sponsor the event, please contact me at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:ecorwin@kirkcenter.org" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;">ecorwin@kirkcenter.org</a> for more information. Sincerely, Emily CorwinDirector of Events and Outreachecorwin@kirkcenter.org

Join the Russell Kirk Center at the National Press Club on November 19, 2026 for our third McLellan Prizes gala where we'll honor this year's winners, including grand prize winner, Eugene Volokh: <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790178753/wysiwyg/wnausiiwbwubwj3mvow0.jpg" style="width:398px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Eugene Volokh, influential legal scholar and fellow at the Hoover Institution, has been named the recipient of the third annual McLellan Prize of $50,000 for Advancing Free Speech and Expression. A distinguished blue-ribbon jury selected Volokh for his unparalleled impact on our understanding of the First Amendment freedoms of all Americans. Eugene Volokh is one of the most prolific and influential legal scholars of our time. He is the Thomas M. Siebel Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford), and the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA School of Law. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Free Speech Law and is also known for his legal blog, The Volokh Conspiracy — which is a must read in the conservative legal community and in the highest courts, including the Supreme Court. Where: The National Press Club529 14th Street NW, 13th FloorWashington, DC Agenda: - 6:00pm reception in Holeman Lounge- pre-event strolling dinner reception - post event dessert reception Business Attire For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Emily Corwin, Kirk Center events director, <a href="mailto:ecorwin@kirkcenter.org">ecorwin@kirkcenter.org</a>.

Russell Kirk Center For Cultural Renewal

2026 The Richard D. McLellan Prizes for Advancing Free Speech & Expression

529 14th St NW

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