📍INTERNSHIP ALERT: @knightcolumbia.org is NOW accepting applications for our Spring 2026 Research, Policy, & Communications Internship. Open to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & @barnardcollege.bsky.social students. Details and deadlines: knightcolumbia.org/page/spring-...

⬇️ ICYMI: Watch yesterday's @knightcolumbia.org panel on #pressfreedom under Trump featuring @randersenjones.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social, @sulliview.bsky.social, and @sonjawest.bsky.social at the link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNpK...

Our conversation on Dec 10 is part two of a @knightcolumbia.org series on chilling effects that opens up with this excellent panel on November 17th. All events are online, so do join us! knightcolumbia.org/events/litig...

More than 200 people in the room for this @knightcolumbia.org panel on the future of press freedom. Thanks to @columbiajournalism.bsky.social for hosting!

Full house for "The Future of Press Freedom in an Era of Democratic Backsliding" panel. Thank you @randersenjones.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social, @sulliview.bsky.social, & @sonjawest.bsky.social for joining us to discuss #pressfreedom.

🚨 LEGAL INTERNSHIP: We're looking for a diverse group of creative, motivated, and committed law students to join us as legal interns for the summer of 2026 to support our litigation and all aspects of our docket. Apply here: knightcolumbia.org/page/summer-...

📍TOMORROW: A panel of legal experts and journalists discuss how to protect #pressfreedom and support journalists under Trump. Feat. @randersenjones.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social, @sulliview.bsky.social, and @sonjawest.bsky.social. RSVP.

A federal appeals court found that a federal judge had been too slow in resolving months-old requests to lift her order blocking full disclosure of a US DOJ report on the criminal investigations into President Trump

“This report is of singular importance to the public because it addresses allegations of grave criminal conduct by the nation’s highest-ranking official, and should be made public without further delay,” says @scottbwilkens.bsky.social. More about today's order: knightcolumbia.org/content/appe...

Just in: Eleventh Circuit gives Judge Aileen Cannon 60 days to rule on @knightcolumbia.org petition for access to Jack Smith's report about Trump's absconding to Mar-a-Lago with classified docs.

We @knightcolumbia.org are doing two online events on chilling effects: First on 11/17 on the state of 1A doctrine and current cases involving chilling effects claims, and 2nd on 12/10 on using social science to study the chill caused by particular laws and policies. RSVP links below & in next post:

🚨 NEW INTERNSHIP POSTING: We're looking for a diverse group of creative, motivated, and committed law students to join us as legal interns for the summer of 2026 to support our litigation and all aspects of our docket. Apply here: knightcolumbia.org/page/summer-...

Come have lunch and listen to a terrific group of experts discuss the future of press freedom on Wednesday Nov. 5 at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social, RSVP details below:

Register for our 40th annual Fordham Debate, held Nov. 20 from 12-1:30 p.m. Earn CLE and hear @jameeljaffer.bsky.social and Professor Nadine Strossen debate merits, drawbacks + dimensions of institutional neutrality and related academic freedom issues. lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/pz5fgzg

INTERNSHIP ALERT: @knightcolumbia.org is accepting applications for our spring 2026 Research, Policy, & Communications Internship. Open to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & @barnardcollege.bsky.social students. Apply by 11/26. Details: knightcolumbia.org/page/spring-...

🚨DEADLINE TOMORROW: 🗳️ VOTE for our podcast "Views on First: Speech & the Border." The series examines the frontiers of censorship & #surveillance at the border and is an Anthem Awards finalist. We appreciate your support! celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...

This piece by Fabio Bertoni about the law firms that surrendered to Trump is really excellent--and it makes me even more glad that we (that is, @knightcolumbia.org) sued last week for the settlement agreements. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Want to learn more about chilling effects and why they matter to the First Amendment? Join our webinar with litigators and experts on Monday, Nov. 17, including @carriedecell.bsky.social @evelyndouek.bsky.social @penney.bsky.social @stacylivingston.bsky.social: knightcolumbia.org/events/litig...

📍EVENT: This Thursday, @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social & @georgewang.bsky.social join a lunchtime panel about our recent victory in a challenge to the Trump admin’s policy of arresting & attempting to deport foreign citizens for pro-Palestinian advocacy. Register here: events.columbia.edu/go/freespeech

“A quarter-century after the Sept. 11 attacks, then, we find ourselves in a familiar place: Our government is once again committing grave human rights abuses on the ostensible authority of a legal opinion that is being kept secret,” Jameel Jaffer writes.

"When one university or law firm or news organization capitulates, it’s incrementally harder for the next institution to resist," @jameeljaffer.bsky.social tells @usatoday.com's @brieannafrank.bsky.social. Read more here: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Join us next Wednesday at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social to talk about the future of press freedom as we slide towards authoritarianism. RSVP link below.

"Americans have a right to know the details of these agreements and what the government expects from the firms that decided to capitulate to the administration's unlawful coercion," says @katiefallow.bsky.social. More on our lawsuit in @reuters.com. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

“It’s deeply troubling that these federal agencies have failed to release these documents, keeping the scope of the administration’s vindictive campaign against its perceived enemies, including major law firms, from the public eye,” says @katiefallow.bsky.social. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

“The truth is, the Knight Institute is doing just fine. It’s our democracy that I’m more worried about,” @jameeljaffer.bsky.social tells @insidehighered.com's @jessicablake.bsky.social. He shares more about our work taking on the Trump administration below ⬇️. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

I wrote about Trump’s missile strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, and about the secret Justice Department opinion that underwrites them. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/o...

“Apple, Google, and Meta were under no obligation to remove these apps,” says @alexabdo.bsky.social. “If they did it because the DOJ threatened them, even implicitly, that’s a First Amendment violation. The government shouldn’t be able to behave like a mob boss in going after protected speech.”

As universities continue to reject the Trump admin's Compact, Amanda Shanor and @serenamayeri.bsky.social's recent @knightcolumbia.org essay analyzes how it violates the First Amendment and constitutional limits on executive power, as well as civil rights statutes. knightcolumbia.org/blog/a-brief...

@knightcolumbia.org's policy director @nadinefj.bsky.social will join @aspendigital.bsky.social's Cyber Summit on 11/18 in DC for a main stage discussion on the misuse of commercial #spyware, including recent legal developments and policy challenges. Don't miss it. Register: www.aspendigital.org

Our podcast “Views on First: Speech & the Border” – examining the frontiers of censorship and surveillance at the border – is a finalist for the Anthem Awards in the Human & Civil Rights/Awareness category! 🗳️ VOTE below by 10/30. We appreciate your support. celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...

"This is a disappointing and frustrating ruling. In a democracy, the public should know what the law is,” says litigation director @alexabdo.bsky.social. Read our statement here: knightcolumbia.org/content/cour...

Over at @knightcolumbia.org, Amanda Shanor and Serena Mayeri explain why the proposed Compact for Higher Education is unconstitutional and should be unequivocally rejected by universities.

🚨 11/5 EVENT in NYC. Lawsuits aimed at silencing critical journalism and punitive measures against press perceived as anti-Trump are accompanied by a daily drumbeat of vitriol against the media from top public officials. A panel of experts will discuss. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-f...

📌 11/5 EVENT: A panel of legal experts and journalists discuss how to protect #pressfreedom and support journalists under Trump. Feat. @randersenjones.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social, @sulliview.bsky.social, & @sonjawest.bsky.social. RSVP.

“While the government can revoke visas for many reasons, the First Amendment forbids it from doing so based on viewpoint,” says @carriedecell.bsky.social. Read the full story by @jgedeon.bsky.social & @tomphillips.bsky.social in @theguardian.com below. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“These kinds of visa revocations are censorship, plain and simple. Mere ‘mockery’ can’t be grounds for adverse government action—whether revocation of broadcast licenses or revocation of visas," says @carriedecell.bsky.social. Full statement here: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

"The Department of Education’s proposed 'compact for higher education' is unconstitutional and should be unequivocally rejected by universities" -- new from Amanda Shanor & @serenamayeri.bsky.social at @knightcolumbia.org

We're taking home the Silver! 2025 Signal Awards Limited Series & Specials News & Politics Listen, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you get podcasts. www.signalaward.com/winners/deta...

This is a perilous moment for democracy in the United States, but I couldn’t be prouder of the Knight Institute’s work right now, and I don’t take for granted that we have the freedom and resources to do it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“[W]hen there is that moment when the gov't has gone in the wrong direction and fundamental rights are at stake and no one else is prepared to step forward to say, enough is enough, it will be the Knight Institute who will have stepped forward," Lee Bollinger. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

JOB ALERT: Seeking an Associate Multimedia Producer to work with our comms team to create video, audio, visual, and other online content in support of the Institute’s programs and mission. Two-year, grant-funded role w/ a possibility of extension. knightcolumbia.org/page/associa...

MIT's response to the Trump admin's proposed "compact" is excellent and should be a model for other universities. orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

🗳️ LAST DAY TO VOTE for @knightcolumbia.org's podcast "The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment." We're a finalist in the @signalawards.bsky.social News and Politics Category. We appreciate your support! Info to vote at the link: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Our Border Rights Project Director, Nicole Ramos, + Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales reveal how border lawyers are being surveilled + harassed by U.S. & Mexican authorities. Defending asylum seekers shouldn’t come with a target on your back. Read the essay @knightcolumbia.org : knightcolumbia.org/c...

I wrote about an under-appreciated aspect of AAUP v. Rubio. It is the first case of the Trump Era to explicitly identify and reject the primary and most pernicious form of speech suppression employed by this Administration: Chill. balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/aaup...

“This case is not just about the AP’s First Amendment rights. It’s also about the ability of the American public to receive information about the president, free from government censorship," says @katiefallow.bsky.social. More about the brief we just filed here: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

🗳️ VOTE for @knightcolumbia.org's podcast "The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment." We're thrilled to be a finalist in the @signalawards.bsky.social News & Politics category. DEADLINE is this Thursday 10/9. Thanks for your support! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Tune in to the livestream for Defending My Enemy: A Conversation With Aryeh Neier. Program starts at 6PM ET. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRt0...

In a new essay for our Regardless of Frontiers series, Jaya Ramji-Nogales (@templelaw.bsky.social) and Nicole Ramos (@alotrolado-org.bsky.social) discuss the U.S. government’s surveilllance and harassment of lawyers who serve migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. knightcolumbia.org/content/surv...

NEW 🎧 POD: the government shutdown memory hole PLUS a scathing federal ruling from a Reagan appointee blasting Trump for his attacks on pro-Palestine students and making up his own definition of antisemitism as a cudgel. All on the latest Intercept Briefing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...