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Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. Formerly Deputy Legal Director, ACLU. Find my book here: .

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Joined December 2011
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    Trump’s irresponsible rhetoric has given AT&T and Time Warner an opening to pose as resistance heroes but we shouldn’t buy it.

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  2. 18 hours ago

    “He gave me a stoic look, as though he were giving blood.”

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  3. 19 hours ago

    This is a terrible idea.

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  4. 19 hours ago

    Brilliant. Highly recommended.

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    Nov 20

    This extraordinary article finds that U.S. airstrikes kill civilians 31 times more often than the military thinks. Inadvertently, the article provides some clues that many of these deaths may result from the U.S.’s (flawed) understanding of the law of armed conflict. 1/

    After nearly two years of reporting, "The Uncounted" is out today in the :
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    Nov 16

    So the fairness doctrine went under Reagan, ushering in cable news (Fox etc) now under Trump media ownership rules are being scrapped. American mania for deregulation will end up further impoverishing the media environment :

    BREAKING: FCC votes to eliminate media ownership rules, paving way for one company to own multiple TV stations or both TV station/newspaper in one market
    5 replies 81 retweets 66 likes
  7. Nov 16

    “Director of Community Outreach”

    Trump Homeland Security official: “Lazy” black people turn cities into “slums” through “drug use and promiscuity”
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    Nov 16

    Senator 's next effort to secure the web: ask the internet ad networks to fix their malware problem; if they don't do it, block third-party ads on government systems.

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  9. Nov 16

    Facebook in Myanmar.

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  10. Nov 15

    Pretty clear that should be inducted into the Order of Canada for keeping a straight face during this interview.

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    Nov 14

    The question as to whether 's tweets should be construed as official statements may finally have been answered by #lawyers in a response to a federal district judge.

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    Nov 14

    Join us this Thursday for a free screening of RISK with Laura Poitras, & Maureen Ryan in person. Many thanks to & for putting on this event!

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    Nov 14

    Respect.

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  14. Nov 14

    In Knight Institute v Trump, DOJ characterizes as “the president’s personal use of social media.”

    DOJ tells a court it is "treating the President's statements" - in tweets - "as official statements by the President of the United States."
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    Nov 13

    Excellent thread.

    For those of you who haven't followed, is facing one of the worst episodes of mass deaths and atrocities in a generation following Saudi Arabia’s closure of Yemen’s ports and borders this week. Here’s what you need to know 1/
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  16. Nov 13

    This is truly horrific and should be getting much more attention. A massive humanitarian disaster caused entirely by cruelty or indifference of major powers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the United States.

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  17. Nov 13

    I think is right: Comey was hoist by his own petard. (Or by a petard very similar to his own.)

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  18. Nov 13

    Supreme Court agrees to hear three important First Amendment cases--about compelled disclosures, pretextual arrests, and ideological speech in polling places.

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  19. Nov 12

    Tomorrow (Monday) at the NY Times, a panel about technology, media, and democracy, w & yours truly. via

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    Nov 11

    Polish woman carrying a banner, "racism is a sin" is thrown out of a Catholic church where the priest is blessing national/fascists before a march

    Przed chwilą.
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