National Security
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Analysis
Julian Assange is still in prison. And America's democratic principles are still at stake.
By Jameel JafferThe past four years have underscored the extent to which our democracy depends on the ability of journalists to report government secrets.
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Press Statement
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
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Analysis
How a New Administration—and a New Congress—Can Fix Prepublication Review: A Roadmap for Reform
Prepublication review is a sweeping and broken system in need of repair
By Alex Abdo , Jameel Jaffer , Meenakshi Krishnan & Ramya Krishnan -
Analysis
Trump’s Executive Order on the ICC is Illegal, Not Just Shameful
Sanctions raise First Amendment concerns
By Jameel Jaffer & Carrie DeCell -
Press Statement
Knight Institute Supports Challenge to Trump Administration’s Order Barring U.S. Human Rights Advocates from Engaging with International Criminal Court
OSJI’s lawsuit contends executive order is an abuse of power and violates the First Amendment
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Analysis
It's Assange in the Dock, But It's National Security Journalism on Trial
Jameel Jaffer highlights press freedom concerns in his testimony in Assange extradition proceeding
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Interactive
Press-Related Espionage Act Prosecutions
Documenting trends in press-related Espionage Act prosecutions
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Press Statement
Knight Institute and ACLU Sue Trump Administration for Prepublication Review Records
Suit seeks documents that would shed light on abuse of review system to influence public discourse in advance of upcoming election
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Reacts to Ruling in U.S. v. Bolton
Welcomes rejection of prior restraint but says other aspects of ruling raise concern
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Press Statement
Knight Institute and ACLU File Amicus Brief in U.S. v. Bolton
Say government’s attempt to suppress publication of book violates First Amendment
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on U.S. v. Bolton
Says effort to suppress publication of book raises grave First Amendment concerns
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Reports that White House Will Sue to Block Publication of John Bolton’s Book
Says request for prior restraint against publication is highly unusual and suspect
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Podcast
Podcast: Freedom of Speech, National Security and the Perils of Silencing Former Officials
On the "Vital Interests" podcast, Jameel Jaffer discusses government transparency and the prepublication review process
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Publishes 96 Nixon-Era Office of Legal Counsel Opinions
Opinions obtained in connection with Institute’s ongoing FOIA litigation
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Press Statement
Knight Institute, ACLU to Appeal Court Ruling in Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of Far-Reaching Government Censorship System
"Prepublication review" silences voices that the public needs to hear and violates the First Amendment
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Analysis
The Espionage Act Reform Bill Addresses Key Press Concerns
Provides crucial safeguards for reporters
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Analysis
John Bolton's Silence — Here’s How He Could Lawfully Break It
How Bolton could publicly share his story
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Essays and Scholarship
The National Security Case for Breaking Up Big Tech
Reframing the tech giants' role in an era of great power competition
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Analysis
We May Never See John Bolton's Book
A New York Times op-ed by Jameel Jaffer and Ramya Krishnan on the dangers of prepublication review
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Analysis
Explainer: Prepublication Review and How it Applies to Bolton
Government censorship system could block Bolton's memoir
By Alex Abdo & Meenakshi Krishnan