Just filed: Notice of Appeal to the 11th Circuit asking the court to reverse Judge Aileen Cannon’s order denying the Knight Institute’s motion to intervene in Trump classified documents case. Read today's notice and more about the case here: knightcolumbia.org/cases/united...

NEW: Judge Cannon blocks release of Special Counsel's report about Trump’s retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. “There is no legitimate reason for the report’s continued suppression. ... We will appeal this ruling," @scottbwilkens.bsky.social. knightcolumbia.org/content/judg...

SCOTUS has just rejected the government's application for a stay in Margolin v. NAIJ, our challenge to restrictions on the speech of immigration judges. It should reject the government's forthcoming cert petition, too. Full @knightcolumbia.org statement below. knightcolumbia.org/content/supr...

SCOTUS maybe can't be blamed for not predicting exactly this, but the First Amendment was intended to prevent this outcome by heading off its beginning. Its decision upholding the TikTok ban looks worse today than ever -- as @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & I wrote: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Jake Karr and @katiefallow.bsky.social on how the Trump administration has turned on its head Madison's declaration that in a republican government, “the censorial power is in the people over the Government, not in the Government over the people.” riponsociety.org/article/jame...

The sanctions that Trump has imposed on the ICC and UN rapporteurs have been deterring American human rights advocates and scholars from exercising their First Amendment rights. This letter--obtained by @mesa1966.bsky.social & @knightcolumbia.org--should help. knightcolumbia.org/content/trum...

“The Treasury Department’s concession is a significant reprieve to the many American scholars, journalists, and advocates that have been chilled from exercising their rights because they fear liability under U.S. sanctions laws,” @georgewang.bsky.social. More: knightcolumbia.org/content/trum...

"Over the coming months, #SCOTUS will confront other cases in which the gov't invokes NatSec to justify the suppression of speech. ... [It] should be haunted by the #TikTok case & its ... scandalous coda," @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & @evelyndouek.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The "embarrassing, scandalous coda" of the Supreme Court's TikTok decision--new from @evelyndouek.bsky.social and me. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

From the brief just filed by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee in support of @knightcolumbia.org @weareoversight.bsky.social motions for release of Jack Smith's report. knightcolumbia.org/documents/d6...

“The release of the report will shed light on the scope and integrity of the Special Counsel’s investigation and on the character and actions of the nation’s highest official. Judge Cannon should release [it] without further delay." @scottbwilkens.bsky.social. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Immigration judges urge Supreme Court to allow lower court ruling against Trump administration to remain in place

JUST FILED: Our opposition—on behalf of the National Association of Immigration Judges—to the government's motion asking the Supreme Court to put on hold our challenge to a sweeping prior restraint on the speech of the nation's immigration judges. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Supreme Court Should Reject Government Effort to Delay Challenge to Policy Silencing Immigration Judges, Knight Institute Says. Learn more and see our statement below: knightcolumbia.org/content/supr...

📌 WORK WITH US: We're hiring a Chief of Staff and Deputy Director of Communications, Media and Social Media Strategy. Help file precedent-setting litigation, undertake major research, and become an influential voice in debates about #freespeech in the digital age. knightcolumbia.org/page/work-wi...

“People who study #misinformation … aren’t engaged in ‘censorship,’” says @knightcolumbia.org's @carriedecell.bsky.social. “They’re engaged in activities that the First Amendment was designed to protect.” More from @sulliview.bsky.social in @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

How can scientists make a difference when democratic norms, institutions, & rights are under threat? Weds @ 12:30 ET join me, Jon Penney, Sarah Brayne, & @katygb.bsky.social for a @knightcolumbia.org panel on science, the courts, & chilling effects. WE NEED YOU 🫵🏽 knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...

📍12/10 WEBINAR: How can we know if a particular law or policy has chilled people’s free expression? Join a conversation with social scientists and legal scholars, will focus on efforts to detect and measure chilling effects using scientific methods. RSVP here: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...

This is a First Amendment case, and an extremely wonky one at that. The real reason the Trump administration is fighting this ruling is that so many federal workers with labor protections are fighting their terminations on constitutional grounds, it wants them all before a board under its control.

Next Wednesday 12/10, 12:30 ET: Join our @knightcolumbia.org webinar to hear @natematias.bsky.social @penney.bsky.social @sarahbrayne.bsky.social talk about using social science to study chilling effects, and how courts use this kind of evidence: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...

This is a hugely important job at @knightcolumbia.org, and an opportunity to help chart the course of an unusually dynamic, effective organization that is already a leading defender of democratic rights, institutions, and values. Please send good people our way! knightcolumbia.org/page/chief-o...

“People who study misinformation and work on content-moderation teams aren’t engaged in ‘censorship’ — they’re engaged in activities that the First Amendment was designed to protect. This policy is incoherent and unconstitutional,” says @knightcolumbia.org's @carriedecell.bsky.social.

📍NEXT WEDNESDAY 12/10 at 12:30pm ET: Join a conversation with social scientists and legal scholars focused on efforts to detect and measure chilling effects using scientific methods, how evidence produced by social science is evaluated in court, and more. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...

"People who study #misinformation and work on content-moderation teams aren’t engaged in ‘censorship’— they’re engaged in activities that the First Amendment was designed to protect. This policy is incoherent and unconstitutional," says @carriedecell.bsky.social. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...

🚨JOB POSTING: The Institute seeks an accomplished nonprofit leader, strategist, and manager who is passionate about organizational excellence and the Institute’s mission to serve as its Chief of Staff. Details to apply here: knightcolumbia.org/page/chief-o...

📌 NEXT WED. 12/10: How can we know if a particular #law or policy has chilled people’s free expression? Can we use social science approaches to study chilling effects? Join our WEBINAR with Sarah Brayne, Jonathon Penney, and @natematias.bsky.social. RSVP here: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...

We @knightcolumbia.org filed a motion for access to Jack Smith's report about Trump's absconding with classified docs to Mar-a-Lago. Trump wants to urge Judge Cannon to continue to keep the report from the public. Here's the motion he filed this morning. ecf.flsd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

🚨 DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY 12/5: We're inviting submissions for a scholarly essay series as part of a broader project on the legal profession and authoritarianism, organized in partnership with our Senior Fellow Madhav Khosla. Learn more here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/call-fo...

#USA: Today, @apnews.com's appeal against its ban from the White House is being heard in court. RSF joined @knightcolumbia.org in filing an amicus brief supporting the news agency because its ejection is a dangerous and unconstitutional threat to press freedom. knightcolumbia.org/documents/ae...

Dec. 10: Join me online @knightcolumbia.org to talk with social scientists and legal experts about studying chilling effects: How can we use science to detect and measure chill? We'll get into study design, existing findings, & how courts look at social science: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...

Tomorrow morning, the DC Circuit will consider whether Trump violated the First Amendment by ejecting @apnews.com from the White House press pool after it refused to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Very glad that the AP is fighting this. knightcolumbia.org/blog/the-fig...

Knight Institute Opposes Government’s Proposal to Preempt State #AI Regulations. According to news reports, the House of Representatives and White House are considering preempting state laws on the use of AI. See policy director @nadinefj.bsky.social's statement: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

The Fourth Circuit has denied the government’s petition for rehearing en banc in @knightcolumbia.org’s lawsuit challenging overbroad restrictions on immigration judges’ speech rights. /1 knightcolumbia.org/documents/sn...

NEW:  Fourth Circuit denies the government’s request for a rehearing in our challenge to a DOJ policy silencing immigration judges. We look forward to continuing the fight for the right of immigration judges to speak on matters of urgent public interest.  knightcolumbia.org/documents/sn...

📍We're inviting submissions for an essay series, as part of a project studying the crucial role that lawyers can play in preserving democratic freedoms and institutions, organized by @knightcolumbia.org in partnership with Senior Fellow Madhav Khosla. Details here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/call-fo...

From detaining student protesters to threatening to deport rival politicians, Trump has weaponized the immigration system to suppress dissent. Tmrw, join us, @nyulaw.bsky.social's Prof. Alina Das, and @knightcolumbia.org's Ramya Krishnan to discuss defending free speech in the immigration context.

It's official, "Views on First: Speech & the Border" wins Silver in the Anthem Awards Human & Civil Rights category! 🙌 When the government uses international borders to justify #censorship and #surveillance, defending free speech becomes everyone's fight. www.anthemawards.com/winners/list...

The media is under increasing attack in the Trump-era, so I built this list of resources and associations for guidance, help, and mutual aid. Do you have ideas for additional resources to include? @niemanlab.org @eff.org @knightcolumbia.org @rcfp.org @uprootproject.bsky.social go.bsky.app/SW8fM3i

🚨THIS THURSDAY 11/20 at 6pm ET: Join a film screening and discussion with @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, & Nadia Abu El-Haj. Co-sponsored with @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. Open to CUID holders only. Register here to save a seat: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-e...

🚨 NEW JOB POSTING: Deputy Director of Communications, Media and Social Media Strategy. The Knight Institute seeks a dynamic, seasoned media strategist with a track record of success in communications for mission-driven organizations. Description and details here: knightcolumbia.org/page/deputy-...

📍11/19 @acslaw.bsky.social ONLINE EVENT: From detaining student protesters to threatening to deport rival politicians, President Trump has weaponized the #immigration system to suppress dissent. With @knightcolumbia.org's @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social. Register: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...

📍NEXT THURSDAY 11/20 at 6pm ET: Join a film screening and conversation with @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social & Nadia Abu El-Haj. Co-sponsored by @knightcolumbia.org & @columbiajournalism.bsky.social. Open to CUID holders only. Register here: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-e...

Monday 12:30 ET: The chilling effects of the Trump administration's policies (and jawboning) are widespread - how are they being challenged in court, and what is the state of 1A doctrine on chilling effects? An expert panel will discuss, including current cases AAUP v. Rubio and UAW v. State Dept:

What are chilling effects, and why is First Amendment law concerned with them?📍NEXT MONDAY at 12:30pm ET: Join our online webinar on chilling effects with @carriedecell.bsky.social, @evelyndouek.bsky.social, @stacylivingston.bsky.social & Jonathon Penney. RSVP: knightcolumbia.org/events/litig...

Join ACS for a virtual event on Nov 19 at 2pm ET! Defending Immigrant Speech will feature Professor Alina Das and advocate Ramya Krishnan as they discuss challenges and resistance efforts for defending free speech in the immigration context. Register here: getinvolved.acslaw.org/component/ev...

“Lawyering Without Law” — @knightcolumbia.org call for proposals. knightcolumbia.org/blog/call-fo...

Major new @knightcolumbia.org initiative will address the role of the legal profession in the defense of democratic values and institutions. Excited to have the chance to work with Prof Madhav Khosla on this. knightcolumbia.org/content/new-...

Call for proposals 👇 for our @knightcolumbia.org project on the legal profession in an age of authoritarianism: What is the role of lawyers in defending democracy? What factors contribute to lawyers’ role in either resisting authoritarianism or accommodating it? knightcolumbia.org/blog/call-fo...

"It’s crucial that the court order the government to abandon this unconstitutional policy. The Trump administration should not be permitted to go on terrorizing foreign citizens for political expression that the First Amendment protects." Read more here: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

📍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-...