Legal Filing

Statement of Facts

August 12, 2021

Campaign for Accountability v. DOJ

A FOIA lawsuit seeking proactive disclosure of the Office of Legal Counsel’s secret legal opinions

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FOIA Lawsuit

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Issues

Free Speech & Social Media

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There’s a Problem With Banning TikTok. It’s Called the First Amendment.

Privacy & Surveillance

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Institute’s Stephanie Krent Discusses Jail Mail Digitization Challenge on “Pod Save the People”

Transparency & Democracy

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Judging in Secret

The Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel was once known as the “constitutional conscience” of the executive branch, but in recent years it has been known principally for green-lighting torture, mass surveillance, and extrajudicial killings.

Events

William P. Kelly Skylight Room - CUNY Graduate Center - 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016

Covering Democracy: Protests, police, and the press

Report launch and advance screening
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