RSVP to Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University's "Regardless of Frontiers: The First Amendment and the Exchange of Ideas Across Borders," a 10/18 symposium exploring the international border as a venue, justification, or pretext for #censorship or #surveillance. https://lnkd.in/e55RXU47
Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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Defending the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age.
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The Knight First Amendment Institute defends the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, and public education. Its aim is to promote a system of free expression that is open and inclusive, that broadens and elevates public discourse, and that fosters creativity, accountability, and effective self-government.
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https://knightcolumbia.org/
External link for Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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- Juristische Dienstleistungen
- Größe des Unternehmens
- 11-50 Mitarbeiter
- Hauptsitz
- New York, NY
- Typ
- Nonprofit
- Gegründet
- 2016
- Spezialitäten
- First Amendment, Litigation, Research, Public Education, Events, and Advocacy
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Primäre
475 Riverside Drive
Suite 302
New York, NY 10115, US
Employees at Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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Lorraine Kenny
Communications Director at Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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George Wang
Staff Attorney at Knight First Amendment Institute
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Candace White
Deputy Director of Communications & Digital Strategy, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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Jameel Jaffer
Executive Director at Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
Aktualisierungen
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Today in The New York Times, Ramya Krishnan discusses how the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is leveraging #Section230 in a major lawsuit with Ethan Zuckerman against Meta, and how it could "provide a new path in a fractious debate over online speech." Read more:
How a Law That Shields Big Tech Is Now Being Used Against It
https://www.nytimes.com
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On 10/1, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University & Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will co-sponsor "On the Skirmish Line" – a panel on the evolving climate of protest coverage – for Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY's Covering Elections series on #pressfreedom & safety challenges of reporting on the U.S. #election. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eWUSGecE
Covering Elections Series: Part 2 - Newmark J-School
journalism.cuny.edu
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University seeks submissions for its upcoming symposium "Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms," with Seth Lazar. 9/20 deadline. More at the link: https://lnkd.in/eDYe5ABv
Call for Abstracts: Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Freedoms
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Today, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed an amicus brief on behalf of 17 First Amendment scholars defending the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's #climate disclosure rule, arguing that requiring public companies to make climate-related disclosures does not violate the First Amendment. https://lnkd.in/evCFfF9R
Knight Institute, First Amendment Scholars File Amicus Brief in Case Challenging SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
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Work with us! The Knight Institute is currently accepting applications for: Fall 2025 Legal Fellows to help litigate groundbreaking First Amendment cases and contribute to the Institute's research and public education initiatives. Fellowships are full-time positions based at Columbia University in New York City. Deadline to apply: 9/2/24. and Administrative Coordinator to help with a broad range of administrative and financial tasks. The coordinator will manage the daily financial activities of the Institute, oversee day-to-day office operations and events, and provide front-line and high-level administrative and technical support. More at the link: https://lnkd.in/gCVzB7pX
Work With Us
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Excited to announce Seth Lazar has joined the Institute as Sr. AI Advisor for the 2024-25 school year. He’ll bring #AI researchers, industry representatives, civil society advocates, & policymakers together to explore the risks AI systems pose to democracy. https://lnkd.in/epNEJRbW
Seth Lazar Joins Knight Institute as Senior AI Advisor
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Today, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University’s Sr. Counsel Scott Wilkens joined NPR's Morning Edition to discuss a ruling by a New York federal court holding that border agents can no longer search travelers’ electronic devices without a warrant. Listen to the full segment: https://lnkd.in/dzUXVu7t
Court rules border agents can no longer search electronic devices without a warrant
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SAVE THE DATE: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University's 10/17-10/18 symposium "Regardless of Frontiers" will explore the changing role of the international border as a venue, justification, or pretext for censorship or #surveillance. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e55RXU47
Regardless of Frontiers: First Amendment & Exchange of Ideas Across Borders
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Today, a federal court ruled that National Institutes of Health censored critics on social media, violating the First Amendment. This is a huge victory for #freespeech online. Read Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, PETA & Animal Legal Defense Fund's full statement at the link. https://lnkd.in/euCUwAiM
Federal Court Says National Institutes of Health Censored Critics on Social Media in Violation of First Amendment
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