Transparency & Democracy
Ensuring access to information necessary for self-government
The First Amendment embraces the public’s right to access the information needed to hold the powerful accountable and participate fully in the process of self-government.
Our aim in defending and promoting transparency is not simply to compel the disclosure of information that the public is entitled to know, but to broaden public access to information through changes in government policy and the law.
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Press Statement
Trump Administration Concedes That U.S. Researchers May Engage With Sanctioned U.N. Official
Response is a victory for the right of Americans to speak with and hear from international experts about issues of global importance, Knight Institute says
LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Press Statement
Free Speech Organizations File Comment Demanding the FCC Stop Censorship Campaign Against ABC, Jimmy Kimmel
Tens of thousands of people have filed comments on the case docket in support of ABC and the First Amendment
LITIGATION & ADVOCACY
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Amicus Brief
xAI v. Bonta
A Ninth Circuit case challenging California’s generative AI transparency law
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Amicus Brief
CAIR Foundation v. DeSantis
An Eleventh Circuit case challenging a Florida executive order designating CAIR a “terrorist organization”
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Lawsuit
Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges
A lawsuit challenging a government policy silencing immigration judges
RESEARCH
Events
Lee C. Bollinger Forum at Columbia University and Online
The Forever War and the First Amendment
A symposium on the legacy of the “War on Terror” for the freedoms of speech and the press
