Home Knight Institute Lawsuit Challenges President Trump's Blocking of Critics on Twitter Executive Director Jameel Jaffer will argue Knight Institute v. Trump on March 26, 2019, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Read more News Knight Institute and the Committee to Protect Journalists Seek Release of Khashoggi Documents Lawsuit seeks documents that show whether U.S. intelligence agencies fulfilled their “duty to warn” reporter Jamal Khashoggi that he was in danger. Research The Tech Giants, Monopoly Power, and Public Discourse A new Knight Institute project that will examine the promise of anti-monopoly tools in addressing the tech giants' power over public discourse. News Appeals Court: Official Who Blocked Critic from Facebook Page Violated First Amendment Fourth Circuit ruling forecloses public officials from suppressing critics on official social media pages. News Knight Institute Files Brief on Behalf of First Amendment Scholars in Anti-BDS Boycott Case Brief explains that politically motivated consumer boycotts are a form of protected speech. Research Emerging Threats: An Essay Series on New Challenges to Freedom of Speech and the Press Edited by David Pozen, professor at Columbia Law School and inaugural visiting scholar at the Knight Institute. Comment As Public Forums Move Online So Does the First Amendment Sr. Staff Attorney Katie Fallow discusses a Supreme Court case that could have dire implications for free speech on government-run online public forums. About the Knight Institute Learn More