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More Questions than Answers from DOJ Letter about Journalist Surveillance

A new DOJ disclosure on surveillance of the press provides little assurance about journalists' ongoing ability to protect confidential sources.
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How the Surveillance State Destroys the Lives of Poor Whites and People of Color

Reginald Dwayne Betts writes that free expression diminishes in vulnerable, low-income communities as policing becomes synonymous with surveillance.
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Supreme Court Strengthens Digital-Era Privacy Rights and First Amendment Freedoms in Carpenter Decision

In a landmark ruling for digital privacy and the freedoms of speech and association, the Court placed important limits on the government’s surveillance power.
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The Supreme Court Takes On the Police Use of Cellphone Records

In the New York Times, Knight Institute Senior Attorney Alex Abdo and Kate Klonick write that the Carpenter decision will shape both the right to privacy and freedom of speech in the digital age.
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DOJ’s Seizure of Reporter’s Records Raises Questions About Continuing Force of DOJ Media Guidelines

The Justice Department secretly seized years of reporter Ali Watkins's communication records, and it's unclear whether the seizure complied even with the DOJ's own media guidelines.
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President Trump Unblocks Twitter Critics and Files Notice of Appeal in Knight Institute Lawsuit

In response to the ruling in Knight v. Trump, the seven people represented by the Institute have been unblocked from @realDonaldTrump. Other blocked Twitter users continue to be denied access.