Legal Filing

Opinion (holding that manual searches do not require suspicion)

July 13, 2026

United States v. Belmonte Cardozo

A Fourth Circuit case addressing the constitutionality of warrantless cellphone searches at the border

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Amicus Brief

Issues

Free Speech & Social Media

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AI as Normal Technology

An alternative to the vision of AI as a potential superintelligence

Privacy & Surveillance

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Appeals Court Revives Journalists’ Case Against Spyware Manufacturer NSO Group

Spyware manufacturers should be held accountable in U.S. courts for actions violating U.S. law, Knight Institute says

Transparency & Democracy

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Trump Administration Concedes That U.S. Researchers May Engage With Sanctioned U.N. Official

Response is a victory for the right of Americans to speak with and hear from international experts about issues of global importance, Knight Institute says

Events

Lee C. Bollinger Forum at Columbia University and Online

The Forever War and the First Amendment

A symposium on how the “War on Terror” has shaped the freedoms of speech and the press
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