
Alex Abdo
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Deep Dive
U.S. Courts Must Stop Shielding Government Surveillance Programs from Accountability
The NSA’s surveillance of Americans’ internet use raises serious constitutional concerns, but the government claims a lawsuit against the program would compromise “state secrets”
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Essays and Scholarship
How the Biden Administration and Congress Can Fix Prepublication Review: A Roadmap for Reform
Prepublication review is a sweeping and broken system in need of repair
By Jameel Jaffer , Alex Abdo , Meenakshi Krishnan & Ramya Krishnan -
Essays and Scholarship
A Safe Harbor for Platform Research
Knight Institute policy paper proposes legal protection for certain research and newsgathering projects focused on platforms
By Alex Abdo , Ramya Krishnan , Stephanie Krent , Evan Welber Falcón & Andrew Keane Woods -
Institute Update
Institute Releases New Tool to Track OLC Opinions
@OLCforthepeople will tweet every time the Office of Legal Counsel publishes an opinion in its reading room
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Deep Dive
Judicial Secrecy: How to fix the over-sealing of federal court records
The time has come for the courts to adopt a uniform procedure for sealing that protects the public’s right of access to court records
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
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 -
Deep Dive
The Public Should Have Access to the Surveillance Court’s Opinions
It's time for the Supreme Court to enforce the public's right to know how the FISC has shaped the nation’s laws and our liberties
By Alex Abdo & Charlie Hogle -
Analysis
A District Court Endorses a Broken Prepublication Review System
The ruling is troubling and a step in the wrong direction
By Alex Abdo , Jameel Jaffer , Meenakshi Krishnan & Ramya Krishnan -
Analysis
Free Speech in Black Boxes
Understanding the rules that govern public discourse online
By Alex Abdo -
Analysis
Explainer: Prepublication Review and How it Applies to Bolton
Government censorship system could block Bolton's memoir
By Alex Abdo & Meenakshi Krishnan -
Analysis
Selective Disclosure of OLC Legal Opinions Isn’t Enough
Consequential documents remain in the dark
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Analysis
Facebook is shaping public discourse. We need to understand how
Social media platforms should lift restrictions impeding digital journalism and research
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Analysis
Supreme Court Cellphone Case Puts Free Speech – Not Just Privacy – at Risk
Carpenter v. United States could have drastic implications for First Amendment freedoms in the digital age
By Jameel Jaffer & Alex Abdo -
Analysis
Why Rely on the Fourth Amendment to Do the Work of the First?
Modern surveillance threatens not only individual privacy but also the freedom to dissent. We shouldn't expect the Fourth Amendment to adequately protect First Amendment interests
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Analysis
@realDonaldTrump and the First Amendment
Answers to questions about the Knight Institute's position that President Trump cannot block critics on his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account
By Alex Abdo