<span class="vcard">Ramya Krishnan</span>

Ramya Krishnan

Ramya Krishnan (@2ramyakrishnan) is a staff attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Prior to joining the Institute, Ramya earned her LL.M. from Columbia Law School. During her studies, she was an intern at the Knight Institute and the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project. She also worked as a research assistant to Professor Amal Clooney. Ramya obtained her first law degree from the University of Sydney, where she served as an editor of the Sydney Law Review. Following law school, she served as a law clerk to the Hon. Robert Beech-Jones of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and a lawyer in the Australian Attorney-General’s Department. Ramya was the Knight Institute’s inaugural legal fellow.

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A chart with columns for the Department of Justice and the Central Intelligence Agency reads, “How long will it take?” DOJ: “Unclear, but a substantive response is required within 30 working days.” CIA: “As a general rule, 30 days. But lengthier, more complex submissions ‘may require a longer period of time for review.’” Question 2: “Is there a process for appealing censorship decisions?” DOJ: “Yes. Appeals are to the Deputy Attorney General, who will process appeals within 15 days.” CIA: “Yes. Appeals are to the Assistant Deputy Director.” Question 3: “Where do these rules come from?” DOJ: “28 C.F.R. 17.18” CIA: “CIA AR 13-10, Agency Prepublication Review of Certain Material Prepared for Public Dissemination (May 10, 2013); CIA Secrecy Agreement (Form 368).”
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