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Immigration Judges Challenge Justice Department Speech Policy
Sweeping policy prevents judges from speaking out about immigration law and policy
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We defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, 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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Briefs Filed by Twitter, Reddit, EFF, and Muslim Advocates Highlight Far-Reaching Implications of Social Media Surveillance
Underscore the civil liberties implications of the intrusive surveillance program
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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A Cyberbully in the Oval Office
Executive order aimed at regulating social media is a profoundly dangerous attempt to punish Twitter for its speech
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Can Governments Track the Pandemic and Still Protect Privacy?
A new European contact-tracing tool looks promising
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Transparency & Democracy
The CDC's Employee Speech Policies
Documents released in our FOIA lawsuit for the CDC's policies on employee speech
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Statement from the Staff of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Calls for reforms to protect protest and press rights and end police violence
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Leading Legal Scholars and Technologists to Contribute to “Data and Democracy” Symposium
Symposium will take place October 15-16, 2020, at Columbia University
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Big Data, Access to Public Health Information, and the Rush for a Cure: An Interview with Amy Kapczynski
Assessing the data and information needed to evaluate critical health and policy decisions
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