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 Asks Federal Appeals Court to Order the Release of Special Counsel’s Report in Trump Classified Documents Case
In separate filing, Institute tells Judge Aileen Cannon that she lacks jurisdiction to order the destruction of the report, which President Trump’s co-defendants have asked her to do
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Deep Dive
Red State Governors Are Designating Civil Rights Groups as Terrorists
Recent efforts by Texas and Florida go beyond imitating federal antiterrorism law and could lay the groundwork for even more sweeping forms of authoritarianism.
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Condemns Arrest of Journalists Reporting on Minneapolis Protests
Warns of tightening vise on press freedom
LITIGATION & ADVOCACY
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Lawsuit
American Association of University Professors v. Rubio
A case challenging the Trump administration’s policy of ideological deportation.
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Lawsuit
Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges
A lawsuit challenging a government policy silencing immigration judges
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Amicus Brief
Trump v. Illinois
A lawsuit challenging the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago.
RESEARCH
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Press Statement
New Knight Institute Initiative to Focus on “Reconstructing Free Expression” After Trump
Will look beyond the immediate democratic crisis to consider how to strengthen our system of free expression to better protect democracy against authoritarianism
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Essays and Scholarship
Participatory Journalism and Its Potential in AI-Assisted Local News
The adoption of AI in local journalism should go hand in hand with implementing more equitable, civically focused, participatory forms of journalism
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Press Statement
New Knight Institute Initiative Will Explore the Role of the Legal Profession in an Age of Authoritarianism
A collaboration with comparative constitutionalist Madhav Khosla, initiative will explore lawyers’ role in the defense of democratic freedoms and institutions
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Litigating Chilling Effects
