Our Mission
We defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, policy advocacy, and public education.
We promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.
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Issues
Featured
Knight Institute Seeks Immediate Release of Special Counsel’s Report on Trump’s Mishandling of Classified Documents
Says the public has a First Amendment “right of access” to the document
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Knight Institute and SMU Law Clinic Seek Immediate Release of Records Related to Texas School’s Use of Surveillance Technology
Say surveillance systems in schools undermine students’ privacy and expressive rights, government should release related public records
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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Research
Institute Update
Call for Participation: Federal Funding and the First Amendment
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Research
Essays and Scholarship
Protecting Immigrant Activists From U.S. Government Retaliation: Lessons From First Amendment Litigation
Immigrant activists in the U.S. face legal and structural barriers when fighting First Amendment retaliation.
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Lawsuit
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. USDA
A case challenging USDA’s purge of climate-related webpages.
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Essays and Scholarship
Into the Driver’s Seat With Social Media Content Feeds
Using vehicles as an analogy, a proposed classification framework for algorithmic feeds
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