1st Amendment
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The Limited Scope of Vice President Pence’s Speech or Debate Clause Immunity
Pence's protection under the Speech and Debate Clause won't protect him from a subpoena to testify before the Special Counsel's grand jury.

The Just Security Podcast: How Should the Press Cover Democracy?
To discuss how the press can better report on diverse communities and cooperate globally we have Erin Carroll and Rebecca Hamilton.

New DOJ Regulations Are a Victory for Press Freedom, But More Work Remains
"For the most part, journalists will be able to do their job – central to the functioning of democracy – without fear that the government will have access to their records.…

Canvassing Deserts: When Obstacles to Reaching Urban Voters Become Voter Suppression
Political canvassers operate at the grassroots of participatory democracy. They are coming in droves this election cycle, flocking to homes in swing districts. Their door-knocking…

The News Media’s “Democracy Beats” Won’t Beat Back Autocracy
To protect democracy, the press must do more than punish stories. It needs to collaborate, support unions, litigate, and improve diversity.

8 Top Experts on Strength of Dominion Suing Trump for Defamation, If It Wants To
"Almost every expert said a defamation suit brought by Dominion against Trump would be very strong."

Protecting the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly After Bruen: A Roadmap for State Lawmakers
Presence of firearms at "sensitive places" may implicate First Amendment rights of peaceful protesters, the fundamental right to vote, and the safety of lawmakers carrying out…

Supreme Court Should Address Prior Restraints on Former Gov’t Employees
U.S. intelligence agencies prohibit millions of former public servants from speaking or writing about government policy without first obtaining the government’s approval - based…

Reclaim the First Amendment — Harvard Law Review Address
Remarks from Jameel Jaffer, Just Security Executive Editor and Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.

Moves To Ban Kremlin Propaganda Outlets Evoke WWII Anti-Nazi Efforts
Cross-published with Tech Policy Press Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, moves by governments and private companies to limit or ban Russian state…

How the U.S. Government Built the Largest System of Prior Restraint in U.S. History
Prepublication review has ballooned since 1980 Supreme Court decision in Snepp v. U.S.

Prepublication Review and the Quicksand Foundation of Snepp
A massive system of prior restraint hangs on an irregular Supreme Court footnote.