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PODCAST DROP: Season 2 of “Views on First” is out today on @ApplePodcasts , @Spotify , & all other platforms! This season, called “War & Speech,” will explore the free speech fallout of the war in Israel and Gaza. 1/

Views on First: War & Speech

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BREAKING: President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter is unconstitutional, court rules.

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BREAKING: Second Circuit affirms, President Trump's practice of blocking critics from his Twitter account violates the First Amendment, in Knight Institute v. Trump.

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BREAKING: Knight Institute demands that President Trump unblock critics on Twitter. @realDonaldTrump

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The government cannot simply “change libel laws.” The First Amendment strongly protects the press, and for good reason.

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The failing @nytimes has disgraced the media world. Gotten me wrong for two solid years. Change libel laws?

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“Excluding people from an otherwise public forum such as this by blocking those who express views critical of a public official is, we concluded, unconstitutional," wrote Judge Barrington D. Parker.

Trump cannot block critics on Twitter, federal court affirms

The appeals court in New York denied the Trump administration’s request to rehear an earlier decision.

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From the Supreme Court's seminal case on the First Amendment right to hold public officials to account:

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Blocked by @realDonaldTrump ? Email us. Include a link to your last tweet and screenshot of the block. BlockedOnline @knightcolumbia .org

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It’s troubling that today's indictment of Julian Assange sweeps in activities that are not just lawful but essential to press freedom—activities like cultivating sources, protecting sources’ identities, and communicating with sources securely.

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Hello, world. We’re a public interest law firm, a think tank, a war room for the First Amendment. Great to be here.

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Today the DHS's proposal to store immigrants' social media accounts goes into effect. Our lawsuit:

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If you've been blocked by @realDonaldTrump or another public official, please send an email to info @knightcolumbia .org.

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Please inform @knightcolumbia . This legal group got me unblocked: .

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Breaking: White House has unblocked plaintiffs in @knightcolumbia v. @realDonaldTrump . The government has also filed a notice of appeal.

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BREAKING: A federal court has dismissed the DNC's lawsuit against WikiLeaks, holding that WikiLeaks's publication of stolen DNC documents is protected by the First Amendment. Here is the opinion:

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As the #COVID19 spreads, the WH has reportedly restricted what #CDC employees can say about it. If you work for the CDC and feel like you’ve been silenced, or if you’re a reporter who can’t get CDC sources to speak candidly about the pandemic, we want to hear from you.🧵👇1/x

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Last week, a court ruled that Wikileaks founder #Assange could be extradited to US to face charges under Espionage Act. Read our statement of concern about the press-freedom implications of this prosecution & hear more from @JameelJaffer on @MSNBC :

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BREAKING: White House just asked the full Second Circuit to rehear @knightcolumbia v @realDonaldTrump , which held that Trump’s blocking critics on Twitter violates First Amendment. The case was correctly decided. The Court should reject the petition.

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Still blocked by @realdonaldtrump ? If you haven't already, send an email to info @knightcolumbia .org.

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These are the plaintiffs in @knightcolumbia v. @realDonaldTrump . Please thank them for their defense of the First Amendment! @Rpbp @BrandonTXNeely @eugenegu @Pappiness @AynRandPaulRyan @familyunequal @joepabike

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Good tweet. Supports our view that @realDonaldTrump is a “designated public forum" under the 1st Amendment.

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On behalf of 15 @_elfaro_ journalists, we just sued #NSOGroup over its Pegasus spyware. It’s the first time journalists are asking a U.S. court to hold the company accountable for the use of its malicious software to surveil and intimidate the press.

El Faro Journalists, Knight Institute Sue NSO Group Over Spyware

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Knight Institute Calls for Urgent “Course Correction” on Response to Student Protests at Columbia University. Letter to President Shafik raises concerns about university decisions and policies relating to #freespeech on campus. Read it here:

Knight Institute Calls for Urgent “Course Correction” on Response to Student Protests at Columbia...

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NEW: Knight Institute files amicus brief on behalf of 13 prominent First Amendment scholars explaining that Arizona’s anti–BDS boycott law is unconstitutional.

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After defeat in court, the White House has unblocked the plaintiffs in @knightcolumbia v. @realDonaldTrump — but many others are still blocked. If you’re one of them, we’d like to hear from you at info @knightcolumbia .org.

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Earlier this week, we joined an @ACLU amicus brief arguing that the gov’t’s imposition of revenue-generating fees on public access to the PACER system— a digital index to hundreds of millions of fed court filings—likely violates the First Amendment.

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BREAKING: White House Won’t Contest that Trump Blocked Twitter Users for Criticizing Him

White House Won’t Contest that Trump Blocked Twitter Users for Criticizing Him

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Breaking: @knightcolumbia and just filed a lawsuit on behalf of 9 people who've been blocked from @KenPaxtonTX after they criticized him or his policies in their own tweets.

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We filed an amicus brief today with @ACLU and @TeamUpturn in Van Buren v. US, a #SCOTUS case that could have broad implications for digital research and journalism on the social media platforms. Here's the brief:

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Knight Institute Comments on Arrests of Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters at Columbia University. Read @knightcolumbia full statement from @JameelJaffer below & here:

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This is important. It's not just Trump (and it's not just Twitter). via @charlesornstein @ProPublica

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Lots of people contributed to victory in @knightcolumbia v. @realDonaldTrump , but some special mentions: @KatieFallow , @AlexanderAbdo , @cmd_dc , and the team from @JennerBlockLLP . Thanks also to @eff @GeorgetownICAP @steve_vladeck !

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Join us on April 28-29 for "Optimizing for What? Algorithmic Amplification and Society" – an event curated w/ @random_walker exploring how online amplification works, what can be done to mitigate the harms and take advantage of the benefits. RSVP:

Optimizing for What? Algorithmic Amplification and Society

A two-day symposium exploring algorithmic amplification and distortion as well as potential interventions

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Still blocked by @realdonaldtrump ? If you haven't already, send an email to info @knightcolumbia .org.

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However, we continue to receive reports that individuals beyond those we identified remain blocked from the @realDonaldTrump account. If these individuals were blocked on the basis of their viewpoints, it’s incumbent on the White House to unblock them immediately. (3/X)

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We’re pleased to see the White House take steps to comply with the district court’s ruling that the First Amendment prohibits the president from blocking Twitter users simply because they have criticized him. (1/X)

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In case it got lost in the mail, below's a link to the letter @knightcolumbia sent yesterday. @mmasnick is correct, blocking people from your official Twitter account, @RepThomasMassie , because you don't like what they have to say violates the 1st Amend.

Letter to Representative Massie (12/7/21)

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Knight Institute Comments on Supreme Court Decision in Van Buren v. United States: Says decision will help protect public-interest research and journalism, but more is needed

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In the @washingtonpost , one of our clients, @AynRandPaulRyan , writes on being blocked by @realDonaldTrump

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Letter to Columbia University President Shafik. @knightcolumbia responds to @Columbia 's decision to suspend student groups. Read the full letter here:

Letter to Columbia University President Shafik

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Twitter Users Blocked by Trump File Constitutional Lawsuit

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Launching today, an essay series we'll be publishing over the next few weeks. These thoughtful and ambitious essays were written in connection with our symposium on "The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse 1/

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BREAKING: @TheDocSociety and @IDAorg , represented by @knightcolumbia , @BrennanCenter , and Simpson Thacher sue over new rules requiring visa applicants to register their social media handles. #socialmediasurveillance #Privacy #Surveillance #DataPrivacy

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Another suit for WH visitor logs was just filed by @Public_citizen as our suit with @CREWcrew moves forward:

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BREAKING: Today, @knightcolumbia sued the #CDC for records relating to policies restricting CDC employees from speaking to members of the press and the public. 1/x

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"It’s disturbing that the president misunderstands the First Amendment so fundamentally. There is absolutely no First Amendment issue with Twitter adding a label to the president’s tweets," @JameelJaffer . More at the link.

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We'll be in federal court today for argument in @FreedomofPress v. DOJ, a FOIA lawsuit seeking records concerning the U.S. govt’s surveillance of journalists. 2:30 pm ET. Dial-in information at the link.

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NYT: #blockedbytrump users raise "cutting-edge issues" on how Constitution applies to social media @charlie_savage

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JUST FILED: Lawsuit against President Trump and his staff for continuing to block critics on the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. Suit filed on behalf of those blocked before he took office or unsure of which tweet prompted their block. More Here:

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Today we sued for records about cellphone and laptop searches at the border.

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President @realDonaldTrump appealed our legal victory in the #BlockedbyTrump lawsuit. Here's our brief in response (just filed in the Second Circuit):

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Breaking: @knightcolumbia sues for Khashoggi files:

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@realDonaldTrump We’ll continue to work with the DOJ to ensure the White House restores access to the @realDonaldTrump account to all individuals who were blocked on the basis of their viewpoints. We also look forward to defending the district court’s ruling in the appeals court. (FIN)

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Let's hope the Fake News is not *forced* to discuss anything! Happy Independence Day! Let freedom ring! 🇺🇸

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At some point the Fake News will be forced to discuss our great jobs numbers, strong economy, success with ISIS, the border & so much else!

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“There have been a number of cases since 9/11 in which the gov't has used the Espionage Act against … gov't insiders who share information with the press, but it has never before used the Espionage Act against a publisher,” @JameelJaffer on @NBCNewsNow . #Assange #PressFreedom

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Knight Institute Comments on Decision to Reject U.S. Request for Extradition of Julian Assange: Says indictment under the Espionage Act will continue to cast a shadow over investigative journalism. Statement at the link 👇

Knight Institute Comments on Decision to Reject U.S. Request for Extradition of Julian Assange

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We just filed suit on behalf of @transparenttech challenging the application of Texas’s TikTok ban to faculty in the state’s public universities.

Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Abbott

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Breaking: @knightcolumbia asks White House to unblock 41 more Twitter critics from @realDonaldTrump account:

Knight Institute Asks White House to Unblock More Twitter Critics from @realDonaldTrump Account

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Ahead of the expected release of a highly anticipated report from U.S. intelligence on #Khashoggi ’s death, experts call for accountability and warn of ongoing digital security threat to civil society. More on the blog.

‘Dissident’ Panelists Call for Accountability Over Khashoggi Killing; Warn of Ongoing Digital...

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NEW: In our suit on behalf of Brian Davison, an appeals court just held that the First Amendment bars public officials from censoring their critics on social media.

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Tomorrow we're filing suit along with @CREWcrew and @NSArchive for the White House's visitor logs.

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One small victory for First Amendment rights.

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After Twitter sued the government to block the unmasking of an anti-Trump account, the U.S. withdrew its summons

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Guess @realDonaldTrump isn't your number one fan. We've been investigating the issue, If you want to discuss, DM us.

Knight Institute Demands that President Trump Unblock Critics on Twitter

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Have others received a notification of being blocked from Trump's tweets, or is it a hoax? It's not as if his tweets are hard to find!

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We’re filing our first case today. Stay tuned.

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100+ digital researchers (and counting…) have signed a Knight Institute letter calling on Facebook to lift restrictions on public-interest research and journalism on its platform. 1/

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Built in collaboration with @BrownInstitute , @Columbia students Samia Menon & Sahil Patel found ingenious ways to work around the limitations of Twitter’s API to reconstruct information cascades of popular tweets. Follow link to experience visualization:

Introducing Visualizing Virality

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NEW @knightcolumbia REPORT: @JoelSimonSays documents the targeting of journalists by police at protests & chilling effects on #PressFreedom . Based on dozens of interviews, the report explores this complex issue through a historical lens & personal stories.

Covering Democracy | Knight First Amendment Institute

Protests, Police, and the Press

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@ljkbennett The courts are clear on this: @realDonaldTrump 's practice of blocking critics from his Twitter account violates the First Amendment. If you've been blocked by the president (or another public official) contact @knightcolumbia : info @knightcolumbia .org.

Knight Institute v. Trump

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White House decides not to release visitor logs. Good thing we sued for them with @CREWcrew and @NSArchive

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Politicians blocking Twitter critics is a non-partisan affair.

Politicians use Twitter’s block button, and citizens feel censored

Among them are comedians, veterans, entrepreneurs, journalists, a professional athlete, a...

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Our FOIA suit seeks a DHS database of border device searches, rules on searching journalists & civil rights audits.

Complaint 3.27.2017

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NEW "Optimizing for What?" ESSAY: A new experiment from researchers @Cornell_Tech and @UCBerkeley finds that ranking content based on users’ stated preferences—not the engagement-based algorithm—can reduce polarizing and divisive content on social media.

Engagement, User Satisfaction, and the Amplification of Divisive Content on Social Media

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Read our latest newsletter on the White House's petition asking the Supreme Court to hear Knight Institute v. Trump. Spoiler alert: More is at stake here than access to the president’s Twitter account.

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BREAKING: We file suit for documents on extreme vetting and social media monitoring of immigrants, visitors

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And here is the amicus brief we filed along with @ACLU and @rcfp , which the court cited several times in its opinion:

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Watch @knightcolumbia director @JameelJaffer discuss today’s ruling that @realDonaldTrump ’s blocking of critics on Twitter violates the First Amendment: @Columbia

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On Thursday, @knightcolumbia will argue in federal court that @realDonaldTrump ’s blocking of critics on Twitter violates the First Amendment. Officials who block dissenters are facing legal challenges around the country, including: 1/

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RSVP today to see The Dissident, a new documentary on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal #Khashoggi , and to attend the live online panel on Feb. 24 at 7 pm EST with @AgnesCallamard , @RonDeibert , @Joelcpj , and @JameelJaffer .

The Dissident

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"The president’s practice of blocking critics on Twitter is pernicious and unconstitutional, and we hope this ruling will bring it to an end." @JameelJaffer @knightcolumbia 's statement:

Federal Court Rules that President Trump’s Blocking of Twitter Critics Violates First Amendment

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Late yesterday, #Facebook abruptly shut down the accounts of NYU researchers @LauraEdelson2 and Damon McCoy, blocking their research into political ads and the spread of misinformation on the platform. Our statement condemning the move at the link:

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Can anti-monopoly tools address big tech’s power over public discourse? Read about our new project and watch this space for more details.

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The letter is in the mail (so to speak): U.S. Army and Navy Must Stop Banning Speech About War Crimes from Their Twitch Channels, Knight Institute Says in Demand Letter Read it at the link.

U.S. Army and Navy Must Stop Banning Speech About War Crimes from Their Twitch Channels, Knight...

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Jordan Uhl ( @JordanUhl ) was banned from Army and Navy Twitch channels after he posted about war crimes. Here’s @knightcolumbia ’s demand letter, sent just now, explaining why the ban violates the First Amendment. We’ve asked for a response by August 5.

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Last month, we identified to the DOJ 41 Twitter users who were blocked by the president on the basis of their viewpoints, and we’ve received reports that many of these individuals have subsequently been unblocked. (2/X)

Knight Institute Asks White House to Unblock More Twitter Critics from @realDonaldTrump Account

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The NSA's warrantless surveillance of our internet use raises serious constitutional concerns, but the gov't has shut down challenges to that surveillance by invoking "state secrets." More from @AlexanderAbdo and the @ACLU 's @PatrickCToomey in @guardian .

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Next up, another appeals court will soon hear argument in our lawsuit challenging @realDonaldTrump 's blocking of his critics on Twitter. Read more here:

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Cultivating sources is a necessary and legitimate part of journalism. More in the brief we filed last month with @ACLU and @rcfp in DNC v. WikiLeaks:

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@JeffreyGuterman @laurenboebert @realDonaldTrump Sorry to hear this, please email info @knightcolumbia .org and someone will get back to you from there.

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Trump's lawyers: Courts have no say over his Twitter feed. Our lawyers: Trump is not above the law.

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One day after we launch the #pressfreedom tracker...the DOJ announces intent to target journalists in leak hunts.

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We're thrilled to announce that @JamalGreene , Dwight Professor of Law at @ColumbiaLaw , has joined @knightcolumbia as a visiting scholar.

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Responding to decision to lift stay on TX social media law, @scottwilkens says, “Texas’s law violates the First Amendment because it compels social media companies to publish speech they don’t want to publish.” More from @thedextriarchy in @verge .

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@RonWyden and others introduce a bill requiring a warrant to search U.S. persons' devices at the border.

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Here’s the latest brief, filed last night, in @knightcolumbia ’s and @ACLU ’s legal challenge to the government’s far-reaching national-security censorship regime known as “prepublication review.”

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In purported defense of the First Amend, the White House wants people to report censorship on social media. We suggest submitting this fed court ruling, holding that the President is violating the First Amend by blocking critics from @realDonaldTrump .

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The White House unblocked seven critics from the President's Twitter account after a court issued a landmark ruling in @knightcolumbia v. @realDonaldTrump . Now we're asking the White House to unblock the rest.

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We're thrilled to welcome @cristianafarias to @knightcolumbia and look forward to working with him on this much-needed investigation into freedom of expression and the U.S. border.

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PORTLAND: If you’ve been to a #portlandprotest & seen officers without badges/insignia in the last few weeks, we want to know. Please post photos using the hashtag #nobadgesportland (with timestamps & location) or send them to info @knightcolumbia .org.

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Knight Institute Condemns Effort by Congressional Panel to Intimidate Researchers Studying Online Speech. Read our statements in response from @JameelJaffer & @AlexanderAbdo :

Knight Institute Condemns Effort by Congressional Panel to Intimidate Researchers Studying Online...

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The Washington Post

@washingtonpost

11 months

Rep. Jim Jordan is demanding emails and meetings with leading disinformation researchers, part of a flurry of records requests, subpoenas and lawsuits that academics say have become tools of harassment.

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Knight First Amendment Institute

@knightcolumbia

5 years

In this @NewYorker essay, Knight Institute's @JameelJaffer discusses the government's alarming and now-routine use of the Espionage Act to target journalists' sources.

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Knight First Amendment Institute

@knightcolumbia

5 years

BREAKING: @knightcolumbia & @pressfreedom ask a federal court to order U.S. intelligence agencies to release docs on whether they fulfilled their “duty to warn” Jamal Khashoggi he was in danger before he was lured to his death in the Saudi consulate. 1/3

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Knight First Amendment Institute

@knightcolumbia

7 years

This is a crucial moment for free speech. We look forward to being on the front lines.

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