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Nadine Farid Johnson

@nadinefj.bsky.social
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Policy Director, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University | Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Center for International Policy. Opinions mine.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
back in the olden days DOJ would investigate a particular crime it believed had been committed, rather than just poking around to see if anything was wrong
The investigation is seeking information to see where it leads, the source said. For example, if records, representations related to age and immigration status contain false information, that would provide material for investigators to scrutinize further. They could also examine communications related to such matters.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
If you know talented law students who would be interested in spending a summer working on the most important and interesting First Amendment cases, please send them our way! knightcolumbia.org/page/summer-...
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| Knight First Amendment Institute
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 24/09/2026
What are the best ways to preserve quality journalism? @mattfieldwood.bsky.social of @freepress.bsky.social discusses finding, and funding, new models of journalism amid attacks on the press: knightcolumbia.org/blog/beyond-...
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Beyond Fighting Mergers and Censorship, to Finding and Funding New Models
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump’s resort to “national security” isn't going to save his actions from unconstitutionality. What he's imposed is a prior restraint, and prior restraints are unconstitutional even in the national security context. See Pentagon Papers (1971). www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security
Ahead of a court hearing, the administration cited reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war to defend its ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A bit of humanity to start the day
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Read my colleague @katiefallow.bsky.social's sharp takedown of the embarrassing WH brief responding to CNN et al.'s TRO motion ⬇️
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Katie Fallow @katiefallow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is so important and should have happened last year when the White House banned the AP from the pool because it still uses “Gulf of America”
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A bit of joy to start the day
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Alexander Howard @digiphile.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
As @jameeljaffer.bsky.social told the New York Times, Trump’s tantrum attempting to ban MSNOW, CNN, & Politico is “clearly unconstitutional because it would punish news organizations for the content of their reporting.” Authoritarian overreach, not American leadership. And yes, it’s impeachable.
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House (Gift Article)
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I didn’t think I could be any more of a fan of yours, Tom, and yet here we are.
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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The thing that I keep coming back to is that people like this young man are the very best of us, and they're being destroyed by the very worst of us.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Fun fact — and reminder: For all their focus on “officer safety” and arguments about aggressive tactics being necessary, no ICE officer has ever been killed in the line of duty. It is more deadly in the US to be an elementary school student than an ICE officer.
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Not Your Sharona @shar34.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And there you have it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Pentagon fired the publisher and editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper that is supposed to maintain editorial independence from the very department it covers.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Huge congrats, Gil! Pre-ordered and can’t wait for my copy to arrive.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Musk's genocide.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 10/08/2026
The history books will not look kindly on this. And we know that. There is no reason to do this at all other than blatant racism and the desire by those in power to exercise their power for the sake of cruelty.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
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Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
No, this seems fine www.wsj.com/opinion/why-...
Most of us would struggle to imagine a world in which U.S. soldiers, police officers, Border Patrol agents and elected leaders could be dragged before an international court, tried by judges from random countries across the globe, found guilty under international laws we neither consent to nor control, and then imprisoned thousands of miles from America.
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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Not sure I can count the ways in which this is unconstitutional, not least that "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." Minimum, I'd be asking for the required regular "account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money."
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Heartbreaking and infuriating end. So, so proud of Egypt.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Um.
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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This should be a 3 2 game and all these fuckers know it
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Yalla Egypt!!!🇪🇬
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Wow. This is great
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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
OTD in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Here is a photo of LBJ handing a pen to Martin Luther King, Jr, at the signing ceremony. As the caption says, this was "the strongest civil rights legislation since Reconstruction Days."
Photo of LBJ handing a pen to MLK after signing the law. 
HANDSHAKE FOR KING--President Johnson shakes hands with the Rev. Martin Luther King after handing him a pen during the signing of the bill, the strongest civil rights legislation since Reconstruction Days.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Ordered!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026
really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The cameras panning from elated child to inconsolable child are really messing with me 🇩🇪🇵🇾
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 26/06/2026
How can Congress limit the government’s power to use federal funding as a weapon? In a new essay, @jamalgreene.bsky.social argues that reform should begin with Title VI and Title IX, whose funding-enforcement mechanism can leave universities vulnerable to political coercion.
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Weakening Government Coercion by Strengthening Government Regulation
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🇪🇬 Egypt secures its FIRST-EVER win in a FIFA World Cup match!! In prior World Cups (1934, 1990, 2018), Egypt had either tied or lost all of its games. A historic day!! ♥️🤍💛🖤
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Extremely high level of excitement (and even a few happy tears) in this house tonight!
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🇪🇬👑
Screenshot showing Mo Salah as the top trending topic (during the Egypt-New Zealand World Cup match)
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 20/06/2026
Over 200,000 children, including 145,000 US citizens, have likely had a parent detained since January, per Brookings. Therapists describe kids too anxious to leave home. Careful reporting from KFF Health News: www.cbsnews.com/news/arrests...
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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.org · 17/06/2026
Worth noting that a contested mayoral primary (with the incumbent not running) is probably the most consequential election DC residents are allowed to vote in.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
"Bread and circuses" except the bread has never been more expensive and the circus is lining the pockets of the oligarchy.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 12/06/2026
"I have no idea whether Musk is an engineering genius, or just a savvy and lucky venture capitalist. The scientific world is divided on that question. I do know that he is a monstrous human being." www.ft.com/content/77af...
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Elon Musk is a real-life Bond villain
The X owner is using his platform to amplify extremist opponents of multiculturalism in Britain
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 11/06/2026
The JAWBONE Act would also create new transparency measures around certain communications between federal officials and private intermediaries, helping ensure government jawboning does not evade public or judicial scrutiny. Read more about the bill: www.commerce.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 11/06/2026
The Institute filed a brief today urging the Eleventh Circuit to reverse Judge Cannon’s order barring release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report. "The public has the right to see this report under the First Amendment, common law, and Freedom of Information Act," said @scottbwilkens.bsky.social.
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Knight Institute Urges Eleventh Circuit to Reverse District Court Order Barring Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 11/06/2026
The Knight First Amendment Institute today endorsed the bipartisan JAWBONE Act, introduced by Senators Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden. The bill would create an important mechanism for accountability when government officials unlawfully coerce private intermediaries to suppress protected speech.
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Knight Institute Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Protect Against Government Jawboning
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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 11/06/2026
“Government officials are free to speak, persuade, inform the public, and enforce the law. What they cannot do is use threats or regulatory power to coerce private intermediaries into suppressing protected speech,” said @nadinefj.bsky.social, policy director at the Institute.
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Siobhán McElduff @siobhanmcelduff.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I never thought I'd see a story that quite so beautifully captured the phrase 'decline of empire'.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
FIFA should have ensured Artan was transferred immediately, not sent back after his horrific ordeal (of course, they should have done a number of things, starting with standing up to the vile antics of this admin). Glad to see him welcomed in Canada—hope we’re all able to see him in action soon.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
NSO Group is blacklisted by the USG. It should stay that way. And it’s time for Congress to make sure NSO Group is held accountable for its repeated, brazen violations of our anti-hacking laws. 5/5
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What’s more, Congress has the opportunity to act: It can make clear, in the CFAA, that U.S. courts should hear claims brought by spyware victims who were targeted via the exploitation of a software vulnerability in their U.S. devices. 4/ www.justsecurity.org/118704/polic...
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Unlocking Justice: A Policy Roadmap for Victims of Spyware
To introduce accountability for cyberattacks, Congress should make it clear that U.S. courts are the right venue for spyware cases.
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Spyware is a scourge, but we can stop its global proliferation. U.S. courts can protect Americans and others from its harms. As our brief explains, companies involved in developing and deploying spyware to access devices without authorization can be held liable under both the CFAA and CA law. 3/
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
In May, the @knightcolumbia.org filed an amicus brief supporting WhatsApp in its litigation against NSO Group, describing the threats to free expression and press freedom posed by commercial spyware like NSO Group’s Pegasus. 2/ knightcolumbia.org/cases/whatsa...
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WhatsApp v. NSO Group
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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Spyware manufacturer NSO Group is at it again. Despite a permanent injunction secured by WhatsApp last year, NSO Group is reportedly behind a new spear-phishing scheme targeting WhatsApp users. 1/ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Spyware firm targeted WhatsApp users in defiance of US court order, Meta says
Tech company says it ‘caught and disrupted’ NSO Group’s attempts to access accounts in Jordan and Lebanon
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"The world has visited many terrible things on the Palestinian people, none more shameful than robbing them of their basic humanity." -Anthony Bourdain Rest in peace, Tony. Your voice is so sorely missed today. 🤍
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