Reading Room Document

Extraterritorial effect of criminal laws of the United States upon its citizens for acts committed outside the United States

January 18, 1960

The OLC's Opinions

Opinions published by the OLC, including those released in response to our FOIA lawsuit

Issues

Free Speech & Social Media

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Social Media Companies Want to Co-opt the First Amendment. Courts Shouldn’t Let Them.

Privacy & Surveillance

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Why is The U.S. Still Probing Foreign Visitors’ Social Media Accounts?

Many people expected the Biden administration to end a Trump-era policy. Instead, the administration is expanding it.

Transparency & Democracy

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A Safe Harbor for Platform Research

Knight Institute policy paper proposes legal protection for certain research and newsgathering projects focused on platforms

Events

Columbia University and online

Lies, Free Speech, and the Law

A symposium exploring how the law regulates or should regulate false and misleading speech
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