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Video: Second Circuit Holds that President Trump Violated First Amendment by Blocking Critics on Twitter

In light of decision, public officials should reconsider their social media policies and stop blocking critics

July 9, 2019

Knight Institute v. Trump

A lawsuit challenging President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter

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Social Media Blocking

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Free Speech & Social Media

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Animal Rights Advocates File First Amendment Lawsuit against Government for Blocking Critical Comments on Health Agencies’ Social Media Accounts

Knight Institute says the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health cannot discriminate based on viewpoint

Privacy & Surveillance

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Knight Institute Seeks Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Records Concerning Surveillance of Incarcerated People’s Mail

Says the program raises serious constitutional concerns

Transparency & Democracy

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What Is America’s Spy Court Hiding From the Public?

Unnecessary secrecy about government surveillance is bad for the intelligence agencies, the spy court, and our democracy

Events

Lies and Elections

How exceptional should we consider the electoral context when it comes to the regulation of lies?
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