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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Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Rubio
A challenge to an immigration policy targeting tech researchers and online safety workers
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Press Statement
Westchester Drivers Challenge County Police Department’s Warrantless Mass Vehicle Surveillance System
Class-action lawsuit seeks to end a sweeping surveillance program that stores driver location data for years
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Press Statement
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Federal Policy Silencing Immigration Judges, Reverses Appeals Court
Federal employees should be able to speak publicly on matters of public concern, the Knight Institute says
Our Docket
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FOIA Lawsuit
Francis v. DOJ
A FOIA lawsuit seeking disclosure of Office of Legal Counsel opinions issued over 25 years ago
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FOIA Lawsuit
Freedom of the Press Foundation v. DOJ
A FOIA lawsuit for records concerning the surveillance of journalists
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Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. Paxton
A lawsuit challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s blocking of critics on Twitter
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Amicus Brief
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta
Two Supreme Court cases challenging a California law that compels the disclosure of charitable organizations’ donor information
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Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. Trump
A second lawsuit challenging President Trump’s blocking of critics on Twitter
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Lawsuit
Knight Institute v. Trump
A lawsuit challenging President Trump's blocking of critics on Twitter
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Amicus Brief
Campbell v. Reisch
A lawsuit challenging a state representative’s blocking of a critic on Twitter
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Amicus Brief
Alasaad v. Mayorkas
A lawsuit challenging warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border
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Amicus Brief
Ragbir v. Homan
A lawsuit challenging the retaliatory deportation of immigrant rights activitist Ravi Ragbir