Legal Filing

Knight Institute's Amicus Brief (in support of neither party)

December 22, 2023

Murthy v. Missouri

A Supreme Court case challenging the Biden administration’s alleged efforts to censor disinformation online

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Amicus Brief

Tags

Supreme Court

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

Featured

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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