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.
Featured
Zuckerman v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
A case arguing that Section 230 protects tools that empower people to control what they see on social media.
LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Hearing in Federal TikTok Ban Case
Upholding TikTok ban would do profound damage to our democracy, Institute says
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Comments on Upcoming D.C. Circuit Argument in Federal TikTok Ban Case
Ban violates the First Amendment by restricting Americans from accessing foreign media, Institute says
Our Docket
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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
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Amicus Brief
National Veterans Legal Services Program v. United States
A lawsuit challenging fees the federal judiciary charges for access to court records
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Amicus Brief
Van Buren v. United States
A Supreme Court case involving the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
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Amicus Brief
Amawi v. Pflugerville Independent School District
A lawsuit challenging Texas's anti-BDS law