Simon Tam
First Amendment Advocate • Keynote Speaker • Author
Simon Tam is an award-winning author, keynote speaker, and civil liberties advocate best known as the central figure in Matal v. Tam — a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision that redefined First Amendment protections in trademark law. Drawing on eight years of fighting the federal government, Simon speaks on free expression, democratic resilience, and what it actually costs to change the law.
“One of the most inspiring people I have ever heard speak.”
— member, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Making Noise.
“For a self-proclaimed troublemaker who took on the Supreme Court with his dance-rock band, The Slants' Tam and bandmate Joe X. Jiang are ready to prove that yes, the band was about politics and reclaiming a racial term for empowerment, but that it was also always about the music.”
-Broadway World
“His compelling memoir is about keeping true to his punk rock heart and making history.”
— The Washington Post
