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
Roth v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging President Trump’s policy of expelling reporters from the White House.
LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Press Statement
Trump’s “Ban on the Free Press” Violates the First Amendment Rights of Ordinary Citizens, New Lawsuit Says
Plaintiffs say the president’s viewpoint-based expulsions of journalists from White House press facilities deprives the public of independent reporting about the president
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Welcomes Ruling Barring Trump Administration From Punishing Disfavored News Organizations
Ruling bars Trump from expelling journalists from White House on the basis of their coverage of him
Our Docket
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Lawsuit
Roth v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging President Trump’s policy of expelling reporters from the White House.
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Amicus Brief
CNN v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging President Trump’s decision to ban three news organizations from the White House.
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Amicus Brief
New York Times v. Department of Defense
Cases challenging restrictions on journalists covering the Pentagon
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Amicus Brief
Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
A N.Y. Court of Appeals case addressing whether Section 230 immunizes the use of recommendation algorithms.
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FOIA Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. OMB
A FOIA lawsuit seeking records concerning the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs' review of social media disclosure requirements
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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
Umemoto v. Westchester County Police Department
A class-action challenge to the Westchester County Police Department’s AI-powered vehicle surveillance system