This is a thoughtful (and, in my opinion, correct) decision from Meta's Oversight Board about social media posts that use the phrase "from the river to the sea." oversightboard.com/decision/bun-8…

A purely historical approach to the First Amendment seems especially problematic. For its first 150 years, it was interpreted it to allow the prosecution of dissidents. That didn't change b/c of history, but b/c of judicial analysis of what free speech logically must protect.

Recent college grads and early career professionals, come work with us at Knight First Amendment Institute! We're hiring for a paralegal to help us with an exciting docket of cases at the intersection of free speech and new technology. knightcolumbia.org/page/paralegal

The DC Circuit is going to hear argument tomorrow in TikTok v. Garland, a First Amendment challenge to the federal TikTok ban. IMO the ban reprises a form of censorship that history has already discredited, and the court should strike it down. /1

JUST FILED: FIRE joins the ACLU, ACLU of Maryland, and Knight First Amendment Institute on a brief supporting a lawsuit filed by Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland, pushing back on UMD’s unconstitutional ban on student-led expressive events scheduled for Oct. 7.

It’s a small minority of students who embrace this message, but even a small minority is too many. Endorsing attacks on civilians is a moral mistake and a tactical one, too. 1/x

Knight Institute Says X’s New Terms of Service Will Stifle Independent Research. See our full statement from Alex Abdo below & at the link. knightcolumbia.org/content/knight…

It took almost two years, but together with Knight First Amendment Institute we have agreed to a settlement in our lawsuit against the Biden Admin that we believe provides vital First Amendment protections for all Americans & an important limitation on Executive power. 1/ nytimes.com/2024/11/12/us/…

“This is a frontal assault on higher education.” Free speech advocate Alex Abdo warns that the Trump administration's demands of Columbia University pose a serious threat to academic freedom: