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How America Can Deliver Justice for Jamal Khashoggi
The intelligence report released today concludes that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was likely responsible for the journalist’s murder. That can’t be the end of the story.
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Knight Institute, ACLU, and More than 40 Organizations Call on Biden Administration to Embrace a More Open Government
Letter proposes steps the administration could take immediately
Free Speech & Social Media
Safeguarding the vitality and integrity of public discourse online
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A Third Federal Appeals Court Addresses Social Media Blocking
Agrees that public officials who use social media accounts to further their official duties must comply with the First Amendment

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Clearview AI’s First Amendment Theory Threatens Privacy—and Free Speech, Too
Drawing the line around what is protected by the First Amendment is more challenging than you might think
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Former Guantánamo Detainee Celebrates Biographical Film, The Mauritanian, As Victory Over Secrecy
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Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Faces Its First Major Test
The questions are bigger than whether Trump should have been suspended.
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Creator Logic: It's like Uber but for culture
The original gig economy returns online
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Knight Institute v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter
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