Legal Filing

Order (partially granting Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment)

November 12, 2019

Alasaad v. Mayorkas

A lawsuit challenging warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border

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Amicus Brief

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Issues

Free Speech & Social Media

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Federal Court Says National Institutes of Health Censored Critics on Social Media in Violation of First Amendment

Knight Institute, PETA, and Animal Legal Defense Fund say decision is victory for free speech online

Privacy & Surveillance

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Federal Court Says Warrant Required for Device Searches at the Border

Cites concerns about chilling effects of warrantless searches on free speech & press freedom

Transparency & Democracy

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The Press and American Democracy

Identifying four distinct constitutional functions of "the press"

Events

Riverside Church and online

Regardless of Frontiers: The First Amendment and the Exchange of Ideas Across Borders

A symposium and exhibition exploring the international border as a venue, justification, or pretext for censorship or surveillance
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