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
Knight Institute Urges Appeals Court to End Mahmoud Khalil’s Deportation Proceedings
Says the government cannot use immigration law to silence dissent
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Press Statement
Fourth Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Government Policy Silencing Immigration Judges
Federal employees should be able to speak publicly about matters of public concern without having to jump through futile administrative hoops, the Knight Institute says
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Press Statement
Disney, ABC Sue Federal Communications Commission Seeking Court Order To End Early License Renewal Proceeding
The FCC cannot use regulatory threats to chill speech that the government disfavors, Knight Institute says
LITIGATION & ADVOCACY
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Amicus Brief
xAI v. Bonta
A Ninth Circuit case challenging California’s generative AI transparency law
RESEARCH
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Deep Dive : Federal Funding and the First Amendment
Memo to Yale's President and General Counsel Opposing a Trump-Yale Deal
We write as legal scholars who have studied the Trump administration's agreements with universities and other institutions—Yale should reject a deal and stand up for the Constitution and the rule of law
By Serena Mayeri & Amanda Shanor
Events
Lee C. Bollinger Forum at Columbia University and Online
The Forever War and the First Amendment
A symposium on how the “War on Terror” has shaped the freedoms of speech and the press
