Reading Room Document

Index of 1950 unclassified OLC legal opinions

The OLC disclosed this index—of unclassifed OLC legal opinions from 1950—to the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University during the litigation in Francis v. DOJ.

April 15, 2021

The OLC's Opinions

Documents released in our FOIA lawsuit for OLC legal opinions issued prior to 1994

Issues

Free Speech & Social Media

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Facebook?

Start with Congress enabling more research and journalism focused on social media platforms

Privacy & Surveillance

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Writing to Someone in Prison? Uncle Sam May Keep a Copy.

Knight Institute lawsuit aims to bring new surveillance program to light

Transparency & Democracy

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear First Amendment Challenge to Secrecy of U.S. Surveillance Court

The Knight Institute, ACLU, Yale Clinic, and former Solicitor General say the Court’s denial curtails the public’s First Amendment right of access to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court opinions

Events

Lies and the Press

Does Sullivan still serve free speech values in the digital age?
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