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.
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LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Press Statement
In Knight Institute Lawsuit, Court Orders CDC to Release Trump Administration Policies Restricting Employees’ Ability to Speak to Press and Public
Withheld policies raised public-health and free-speech concerns in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic
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Press Statement
Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to NSA Internet Surveillance
Knight Institute calls on the Supreme Court to make clear that NSA surveillance is not beyond the reach of our public courts
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Quick Take
Institute Litigation Director Troubled Over Future of Research on Facebook
Knight believes platform is trying to silence independent research into its ad-related practices
By A. Adam Glenn
Our Docket
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Lawsuit
ACLU v. CIA & Knight Institute v. DOD
Three FOIA lawsuits seeking records related to the government censorship system of "prepublication review"
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Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
A FOIA lawsuit seeking records concerning the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ digitization and surveillance of mail
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Lawsuit
In re Opinions & Orders of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
A motion asserting a right of access to opinions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
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Lawsuit
National Association of Immigration Judges v. McHenry
A lawsuit challenging a government policy silencing immigration judges
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Lawsuit
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Collins
A lawsuit challenging health agencies’ practice of blocking social media comments containing keywords associated with viewpoints critical of animal testing
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Lawsuit
Knight Institute and Committee to Protect Journalists v. CIA
A FOIA lawsuit for records concerning the U.S. government's "duty to warn" journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Knight Institute v. DHS
A FOIA lawsuit seeking records relating to searches of electronic devices at the U.S. border
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Knight Institute v. DHS
A FOIA lawsuit seeking records on ideological screening at the border