ICE has been arresting people outside of courthouses. A really despicable practice, described in detail by my brilliant colleague @allieschiele.bsky.social and the admirable @bradlander.bsky.social in the latest episode of @knightcolumbia.org's "The Bully's Pulpit."

Honored to be featured alongside @bradlander.bsky.social for this week's podcast episode! Tune in to listen to this important discussion of ICE's disturbing practice of arresting immigrants at courthouses and the impact of these arrests on immigrants' First Amendment rights

🔊NEW EPISODE: Reports nationwide describe chaos unfolding in courthouses as ICE agents descend on immigration proceedings to arrest & detain noncitizens. Our guests (more below) discuss 1A implications & their own harrowing accounts with host @cristianfarias.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

In Boston, the most consequential and far-reaching trial of the second Trump Presidency has been set in motion: A.A.U.P. v. Rubio, which challenges the Administration’s systematic campaign to arrest, detain, and deport pro-Palestinian student protesters.

“We’re pleased with today’s decision and look forward to seeking justice on behalf of El Faro journalists in U.S. court, where the case belongs,” says @carriedecell.bsky.social. Learn more & see statement from @elfaroenglish.bsky.social's @carlosdada.bsky.social: knightcolumbia.org/content/appe...

JUST IN: the Ninth Circuit has revived the @elfaroenglish.bsky.social case against NSO Group. Congrats to my @knightcolumbia.org colleague @carriedecell.bsky.social, who argued the appeal, and to our co-counsel at Selendy Gay. Statement coming shortly. knightcolumbia.org/documents/1x...

Day 1 of the AAUP v. Rubio trial will wrap shortly. Join a livestream of our press conference and rally at 1:30pm ET for a recap. You'll also hear from @aaup.org reps about the effects of Trump admin’s ideological deportation policy on students and faculty nationwide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9VB...

“If the First Amendment means anything, it means the government can’t lock you up because it doesn’t like what you have to say," says @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social in conversation with @zjmontague.bsky.social in @nytimes.com about our AAUP v. Rubio trial underway. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u...

Trial opens tomorrow in AAUP v. Rubio, a challenge--brought by @aaup.org, @mesa1966.bsky.social, and @knightcolumbia.org--to the Trump admin's arrests and attempted deportation of students who engaged in pro-Palestinian advocacy. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

"It creates a very different feeling knowing that your mail is living on for years, and long after you leave that facility people there can pull that letter up at any moment. That creates a chilling effect," says @stephaniekrent.bsky.social in @law360.bsky.social. www.law360.com/articles/235...

Incarcerated people “cherish the ability to keep a favorite letter or a child's drawing in their pocket to pull out when they're having a bad day," EFF’s Cara Gagliano told @law360.bsky.social. "That's not possible with San Mateo's digitized mail policy."

We just filed a new #FOIA request for records about ICE's courthouse arrest policy. A recent surge in ICE arrests at courthouses reinstates a controversial practice from the first Trump administration. More on this in a blog post by @allieschiele.bsky.social. knightcolumbia.org/blog/institu...

Today, @knightcolumbia.org filed a FOIA request to learn more about ICE’s policy of arresting noncitizens in and around courthouses. Recent reports have described chaotic scenes where ICE agents arrest noncitizens in courthouse hallways & sidewalks after immigration proceedings and other cases (1/4)

Published this morning: An open letter from free speech and press freedom advocates urging leaders of universities, media organizations, law firms, civic institutions to “stand more resolutely” against “Trump’s multi-front assault on the First Amendment.” knightcolumbia.org/content/an-o...

NSO Group has been rightly criticized for helping dictators and authoritarians spy on journalists and other members of civil society, but it hasn't stopped. Hopefully, this multi-million verdict against them will finally get their attention.

NSO to pay almost 168 million in damages! Congrats to WhatsApp on this historic (yes, historic) jury verdict against NSO Group! This is also a win for all the researchers, advocates & victims who have been tirelessly exposing NSO's abuses & advocating for justice! www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group. Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker. Very consequential for victims to see this. Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/

From the reply brief @knightcolumbia.org @aaup.bsky.social & @mesa1966.bsky.social filed last night in our challenge to the lawless arrests of student protesters. knightcolumbia.org/documents/2d...

Legit the best thing any Dem has done to date in response to Trump and it happened because he cared more about serving his constituents than public polling about immigration.

📍TODAY at 9:00am PT: @carriedecell.bsky.social will appear before the Ninth Circuit in Dada v. NSO Group, a lawsuit we filed on behalf of journalists & other members of @elfaroenglish.bsky.social who were the victims of Pegasus #spyware attacks. Watch the livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A2f...

My @knightcolumbia.org colleague @carriedecell.bsky.social will be arguing this case before the Ninth Circuit tomorrow on behalf of journalists from @elfaroenglish.bsky.social whose phones were hacked with NSO Group's spyware. 12:00 ET, link to audio below. www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...

The systems also have filtering capabilities, which can restrict students’ access to certain websites and pages based on their content.

Check out my colleague Jen's op-ed in @teenvogue.com discussing our case seeking records on AI-powered surveillance in schools!

What happens when AI-powered #surveillance coincides with an authoritarian assault on public education? The transparency needed to answer that question doesn't exist, says staff attorney Jennifer Jones in today’s @teenvogue.com. So we've sued a TX school district. www.teenvogue.com/story/school...

It’s comforting for some lawyers to lament the “tough spot” Trump has put some law firms in. But I choose to remember what civil rights lawyers endured, and the integrity & courage they showed despite being considerably more vulnerable that well-resourced law firms being bullied by Trump.

Groups representing university professors sued the Trump administration on Tuesday. The lawsuit says the detention of noncitizen students and faculty members deprives U.S. citizens of their right to engage with foreign-born peers and to hear their perspectives.

JUST FILED: our new suit challenging the Trump administration's policy of deporting faculty and students for engaging in pro-Palestinian speech. Filed on behalf of @aaup.bsky.social, @mesa1966.bsky.social, and AAUP's NYU, Harvard, and Mass. chapters. knightcolumbia.org/content/aaup...

NEWS: @knightcolumbia.org & SMU'S First Amendment Law Clinic just filed a lawsuit seeking records related to the use of #AI surveillance technology in a TX school district, citing concerns the systems undermine students' privacy & free speech rights. Learn more: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

The government has increasingly invoked an overly broad law known as the Foreign Agents Registration Act to stigmatize, stifle, and sanction viewpoints it doesn’t like. We're asking the court to ensure FARA isn't used to violate the First Amendment.

Check out @knightcolumbia.org & @aclu.org's just-filed amicus brief in support of Dr. Sue Mi Terry in a case raising important questions about the scope of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Also just filed: @knightcolumbia.org brief in support of Sue Mi Terry, arguing that the First Amendment requires that the Foreign Agents Registration Act be construed narrowly. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

“The First Amend bars the WH from excluding news organizations from the press pool based on their editorial judgments. The court should reinstate @apnews.com & categorically reject the admin’s unconstitutional effort to control the news,” @jameeljaffer.bsky.social knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

We (@knightcolumbia.org) just filed a motion in Pres. Trump's criminal case in FL, seeking Volume II of the special counsel's report. Our motion argues that disclosure is required under the common law and First Amendment rights of access to judicial documents. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

"You can purge a website of the words climate change, but that doesn’t mean climate change goes away." (Good NYT story about one of two legal actions we filed this morning.) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/c...

Trump’s poised to order deportation of pro-Palestinian student protestors. Here’s the thing—the First Amendment protects everyone in the United States, including foreign citizens studying at American universities. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

For years, foreign govt’s have used NSO's #spyware to target journalists & activists, but efforts to hold NSO accountable in U.S. courts have been mixed. The Institute’s @allieschiele.bsky.social suggests that recent developments are an important step forward. www.justsecurity.org/106536/nso-w...

The recent decision in WhatsApp is a significant step forward in holding NSO Group accountable for enabling human rights abuses around the world. Courts should not be reluctant to follow suit.

For the first time, a US court has found the #spyware company NSO Group liable for hacking and breach of contract in a case brought by WhatsApp. @allieschiele.bsky.social explains how the case might promote future accountability efforts in the United States. www.justsecurity.org/106536/nso-w...

Supreme Court’s #TikTok Ruling Weakens Our Democracy, Knight Institute Says Full statement at the link: knightcolumbia.org/content/supr...

This is a big deal. It means a modicum of accountability for NSO Group, the world's most notorious monger of malicious spyware. And it's a warning to the many other outfits that are making money by helping terrible regimes persecute journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents.