Litigation
The Institute defends the freedoms of speech and of the press through strategic litigation designed to have a meaningful impact on the law, on public policy, and on public opinion. We litigate cases that have the potential to establish important new legal principles concerning the system of free expression, to influence the practices of powerful actors in that system, and to raise public awareness about contemporary structural threats to that system. We focus especially on complex and challenging cases that relate to new technology, including new communications platforms, and we favor cases that afford us the opportunity to draw on insights generated by our research program.
Our litigation prioritizes cases in our three focus areas, Free Speech & Social Media, Transparency & Democracy, and Privacy & Surveillance.
Featured
Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Rubio
A challenge to a visa policy targeting tech researchers and online safety workers
LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Press Statement
Westchester Drivers Challenge County Police Department’s Warrantless Mass Vehicle Surveillance System
Class-action lawsuit seeks to end a sweeping surveillance program that stores driver location data for years
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Press Statement
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Federal Policy Silencing Immigration Judges, Reverses Appeals Court
Federal employees should be able to speak publicly on matters of public concern, the Knight Institute says
Our Docket
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Lawsuit
Umemoto v. Westchester County Police Department
A class-action challenge to the Westchester County Police Department’s AI-powered vehicle surveillance system
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Amicus Brief
United States v. Inofuentes
A Fourth Circuit case addressing the constitutionality of warrantless cellphone searches at the border
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Amicus Brief
Amazon v. Perplexity AI
A case addressing the application of computer crime laws to AI tools that collect information on behalf of users
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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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Lawsuit
Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Rubio
A challenge to a visa policy targeting tech researchers and online safety workers
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Amicus Brief
Chatrie v. United States
A Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of geofence searches
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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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Amicus Brief
Oregon v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging the deployment of the National Guard in Portland.
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Amicus Brief
Trump v. Illinois
A lawsuit challenging the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago.