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Knight Institute Asks Federal Court To Strike Down Florida’s Social Media Law
Urges court to reject arguments that would prevent government from regulating to protect free speech online
Our Mission
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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Inside Look
City of Austin v. Reagan National Advertising: Proposing a More Nuanced Test for Identifying Content-Based Laws
The Institute’s Scott Wilkens on how a Supreme Court case involving a city sign code may influence the government’s ability to protect free speech online
Issues
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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Featured
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Facebook?
Start with Congress enabling more research and journalism focused on social media platforms
By Ramya Krishnan & Alex Abdo
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court
The Knight Institute, ACLU, Yale Clinic, and former Solicitor General say the Court’s denial curtails the public’s First Amendment right of access to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions
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Writing to Someone in Prison? Uncle Sam May Keep a Copy.
Knight Institute lawsuit aims to bring new surveillance program to light
Litigation
Lawsuit
Edgar v. Haines
A lawsuit challenging the government's system of "prepublication review"
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Symposiums and Convenings
Lies and the Law
A series of public conversations exploring what the law can and should do about the problem of lies and deception in the contemporary mass public sphere
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Essays and Scholarship
What We Owe Whistleblowers
Jameel Jaffer argues that their disclosures since 9/11 have been vital, and that we should protect them better than we do
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Transparency & Democracy
The OLC's Opinions
Documents released in our FOIA lawsuit for OLC legal opinions issued prior to 1994
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