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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Suits Challenging Social Media Laws
Fifth and Eleventh Circuit cases challenging new laws regulating social media platforms
LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Press Statement
NetChoice, CCIA Ask Supreme Court To Reverse Fifth Circuit’s Decision Lifting Stay of Texas Social Media Law
Knight Institute says Court should block the law until legal challenge is resolved
Our Docket
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Amicus Brief
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. DOJ
A FOIA lawsuit seeking proactive disclosure of the Office of Legal Counsel’s secret legal opinions
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Lawsuit
Davison v. Randall
A lawsuit challenging a local government official’s blocking of a critic on Facebook
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Amicus Brief
Carpenter v. United States
A Supreme Court case challenging warrantless access to cellphone location data
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