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Don’t Assume the First Amendment Will Thwart Trump’s Pro-Censorious Agenda
With Trump in the Oval Office, the U.S. Supreme Court will find itself having to answer questions it has sidestepped for years.
By Jameel JafferRecent
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Institute Update
Knight Institute Initiative on “Federal Funding and the First Amendment” Draws Leading Scholars and Litigators
On Friday, May 23, the Knight Institute will host a closed convening at Columbia University to explore the question of when the government may regulate speech by imposing conditions on federal funding.
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School Surveillance Systems Threaten Student Privacy, New Knight Institute Lawsuit Alleges
By Jennifer JonesThis op-ed explains how schools use surveillance systems to spy on student laptops. -
Deep Dive
The Trump Administration’s Roundup of Student Protesters Is Genuinely Shocking
These are the kinds of scenes we expect to see in the world’s most repressive regimes. And they won’t stop at foreign students.
By Jameel Jaffer
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Deep Dive
Title VI, Palestine, and the Interpretation of Speech
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Does Title VI Require Private Universities to Restrict Student Speech?
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Title VI as a Jawbone
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Deep Dive
Student Protests, Title VI, and the First Amendment
By Jameel Jaffer
Event
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Surveillance Ascendant, Democracy in Free Fall
A convening addressing the threats to speech and privacy enabled by commercial surveillance in our quickly shifting democratic landscape
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Research
Essays and Scholarship
Protecting Immigrant Activists From U.S. Government Retaliation: Lessons From First Amendment Litigation
Immigrant activists in the U.S. face legal and structural barriers when fighting First Amendment retaliation.
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Digital Authoritarianism and the Fight for Democracy
How new tools of surveillance and censorship are fueling rights violations around the world
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How new tools of surveillance and censorship are fueling rights violations around the world
Litigation
Lawsuit
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York v. USDA
A case challenging USDA’s purge of climate-related webpages.
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