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U.S. Courts Must Stop Shielding Government Surveillance Programs from Accountability
The NSA’s surveillance of Americans’ internet use raises serious constitutional concerns, but the government claims a lawsuit against the program would compromise “state secrets”
By Alex Abdo & Patrick C. ToomeyDeep Dive: Press Freedom
The Espionage Act Has Been Abused — But Not in Trump’s Case
Reforms to the law are long overdue, but they have nothing to do with the Mar-a-Lago search
By Jameel JafferDeep Dive: Toward a Better Internet
Discovery Logic: Making friends while finding gems
Curation, review, recommendation, discussion, and user identity characterize these social networks
By Mike SugarmanRecent
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Deep Dive: Lies and the Law
Knight Institute Publishes First Essays from “Lies, Free Speech, and the Law” Symposium
Authors look at legal status of different categories of false speech in public discourse
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Quick Take: Public Officials and Social Media
When It Comes to Social Media Blocking, Campaign Accounts are Different
Why true campaign accounts may not be First Amendment public forums
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Quick Take
Institute’s Jaffer Addresses Content Moderation on Tech Policy Press Podcast
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Deep Dive
Discovery Logic: Making friends while finding gems
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Quick Take
Institute Litigation Director Calls for Research into the “New Physics” of Public Discourse
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Quick Take
On Panel, Institute Attorney Warns of Legal Obstacles to Public-Interest Research on Internet Platforms
By A. Adam Glenn -
Institute Update
Knight Institute To Co-Host Virtual Panel to Tackle Platform Transparency in 2022
By Adriana Lamirande
Litigation
Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Supreme Court Petition Involving Florida Social Media Law
Says case raises critically important questions about free speech online
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Press Statement
Newly Released Office of Legal Counsel Memos Show Evolution of Executive Privilege, 1972-1984
Opinions among hundreds published for the first time in response to Knight Institute litigation
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Press Statement
Jelani Cobb and Deb Roy Join Knight Institute Board
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Litigation
Lawsuit
Wikimedia v. NSA
A lawsuit challenging the NSA’s “Upstream” surveillance
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