Knight First Amendment Institute

This September we will mark 25 years since 9/11. Many of us will be reflecting on the losses and the meaning of that day, and on how the legacies of that day still shape lives in New York, across the country, and around the world a quarter century later.

Since taking office, President Trump and his administration have engaged in an unprecedented effort to suppress the exchange of ideas across borders by using its sanctions powers to target the International Criminal Court (ICC) and those who have assisted

In the coming months and years, there will be a lot of discussion about what legislation is necessary to strengthen press protections in a post-Trump world that would finally fill-once and for all-the holes in press freedom law that Trump and other presid

As readers of this blog already know, on September 9th and 10th the Knight Institute will partner with Columbia's Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism to host a major symposium, "The Forever War and the First Amendment," examining how the War on

NEW ORLEANS-The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed an amicus brief on Friday evening in a case seeking to reverse the decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, deport

On August 21, 2026, the Knight Institute filed an amicus brief in Khalil v. Blanche, a case challenging the Trump administration's attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, for his core political speech. After an immigration judge ord

Over the past 13 years working in higher education administration, I've come to strongly believe that higher education is central to the success of the democratic experiment. Yet, higher ed-as well as democracy more broadly-is under attack amid a new wave

On July 31, 2026, the Knight Institute filed an amicus brief in the New York Court of Appeals in Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc., a case addressing whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 immunizes internet platforms from claims ch

On August 12, 2026, the Knight Institute joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 44 other news and media organizations in filing an amicus brief in support of Don Lemon's and Georgia Fort's motions to dismiss the superseding indictment

RICHMOND, Va.-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today dismissed without prejudice a case challenging a Department of Justice policy silencing immigration judges. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University challenged the pol