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Christina Koningisor
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Law prof at UC Law SF (formerly UC Hastings)
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heidikitrosser.bsky.social
I find this extremely chilling:
I spoke w a reporter this morning about Kimmel. (Reporter was / is great) They got back to me a short while ago to say they sought White House comment & WH demands to know first which experts they spoke with. I told reporter I'm happy to be quoted IN THE STORY but 1/x
September 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
Also, there are few things in this world more satisfying than a response letter from NYT counsel David McCraw.
June 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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heidikitrosser.bsky.social
Newly filed amicus brief of First Amendment Scholars in support of Mark Zaid's lawsuit against the Trump admin. for its process-free, viewpoint-based stripping of his security clearance. Proud to be among the fantastic group of signatories & ... 1/2

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May 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
ckoningisor.bsky.social
Honored to join this incredible amici team
jshaub.bsky.social Jonathan Shaub @jshaub.bsky.social · May 23
Extremely proud to be part of this amicus brief filed today to support @citizensforethics.org & transparency into DOGE. Outstanding work on the brief by @campaignlegal.org & incredible amici @ckoningisor.bsky.social, @heidikitrosser.bsky.social, Margaret Kwoka, @gshans.bsky.social, & Rebecca Wexler
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May 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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becingber.bsky.social
Time and again these people demonstrate they have zero understanding or regard for any of the soft power that has been America’s true greatest strength
joshchafetz.bsky.social Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · May 22
Just utter lawlessness from the Trump Administration, with no goal other than to punish institutions for refusing to bend the knee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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judgeluttig.bsky.social
I am pleased to have this article, “The End of Rule of Law in America” in The Atlantic this morning. Thank you, Jeffrey Goldberg, @theatlantic.com, @washingtonweekpbs.social, @adriennelaf.bsky.social, @beccarosen.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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gabrielmalor.bsky.social
"Most importantly, unlike in Cheney, where the Vice President himself was subject . . ., the discovery here is modest in scope and does not target the President *or any close adviser personally."*

Having sworn up and down that Presidential Adivsor Musk is not leading DOGE, they're stuck now.
More importantly, unlike in Cheney, where the Vice President himself was subject to a wide-ranging third-party subpoena and the asserted intrusion implicated the mental processes of the President’s advisers, see id. at 381- 82, the discovery here is modest in scope and does not target the President or any close adviser personally. The government retains every conventional tool to raise privilege objections on the limited question-by-question basis foreseen here on a narrow and discrete ground
May 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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heidikitrosser.bsky.social
Huge thanks to @knightcolumbia.org for filing an amicus brief (which the judge cited) and to @genevievelakier.bsky.social for taking the lead in drafting it. I was honored to be among the signatories. The road is rough but little by little we can make headway if we keep at it and stick together.
emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Apr 8
This is the introduction of Trevor McFadden's order granting AP's PI on the White House's viewpoint discrimination against it.

McFadden is the Trumpiest DC District Judge.

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About two months ago, President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. The Associated Press did not follow suit. For that editorial choice, the White House sharply curtailed the AP’s access to coveted, tightly controlled media events with the President. The AP now sues the White House chief of staff, her communications deputy, and the press secretary (collectively, “the Government”), seeking a preliminary injunction enjoining the Government from excluding it because of its viewpoint. Today, the Court grants that relief. But this injunction does not limit the various permissible reasons the Government may have for excluding journalists from limited-access events. It does not mandate that all eligible journalists, or indeed any journalists at all, be given access to the President or nonpublic government spaces. It does not prohibit government officials from freely choosing which journalists to sit down with for interviews or which ones’ questions they answer. And it certainly does not prevent senior officials from publicly expressing their own views. No, the Court simply holds that under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists—be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere—it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints. The Constitution requires no less.
April 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
AP wins. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
April 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing 1st Amendment.
April 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
ckoningisor.bsky.social
Incredible work by @genevievelakier.bsky.social and @knightcolumbia.org in the AP’s lawsuit against the Trump administration - definitely worth a read
genevievelakier.bsky.social Genevieve Lakier @genevievelakier.bsky.social · Mar 26
Want to know why the Trump admin's efforts to exclude the AP from the WH press pool violates central 1A principles not only as of today but as of 1791? Then check out this brief, I wrote with @knightcolumbia.org and 11 other 1A scholars. Spoiler: bc it violates CORE DEMOCRATIC VALUES
jameeljaffer.bsky.social Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · Mar 26
Our first (and possibly last) foray into originalism. Thanks to all of the signatories, and especially to @genevievelakier.bsky.social, who led this effort. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
March 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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ymatusik.bsky.social
Just got an email from the Fulbright Association. As of right now, funding has been cut off to 12,500 US citizens currently abroad and and more than 7,400 foreigner scholars and students in the United States
March 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
Just filed: @knightcolumbia.org brief in support of the Associated Press: "The right to access public institutions without being required to kowtow to authority is a hallmark of democracy" knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Knight Institute Urges Court to Restore AP to White House Press Pool
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March 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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nytimes.com
In a few short weeks, President Trump has severely damaged the government’s ability to fight climate change, upending American environmental policy with moves that could have lasting implications for the country, and the planet.
How Trump Has Undermined U.S. Climate Policy
President Trump has quickly transformed America’s approach to the environment, withholding funds and stretching the limits of presidential power.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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jeffstein.bsky.social
Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published

I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
February 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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daniel-solove.bsky.social
Privacy Law Starter Pack

Check back from time to time, as I will plan to keep this updated. And ping me if you want to be added.

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November 14, 2024 at 1:50 AM
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jameeljaffer.bsky.social
New @knightcolumbia.org starter pack just dropped. Great list of scholars, litigators, advocates and others working at the intersection of free speech and new tech.
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November 11, 2024 at 2:17 PM
ckoningisor.bsky.social
Grateful to Prof. Mary Fan and the editors at @jotwell.bsky.social for the wonderful review of my article Police Secrecy Exceptionalism: crim.jotwell.com/police-secre....
April 18, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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knightcolumbia.org
2:45PM–4:00PM ET: PANEL 4 – New Frontiers for Protecting the Press Function. Speakers: Mike Ananny, USC; @ckoningisor.bsky.social, U.C. Law San Francisco; @jnvictor.bsky.social, Cardozo School of Law;
@attorneynora.bsky.social, Free Press. Moderator: @katygb.bsky.social.
April 9, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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lawfaremedia.org
On today's Lawfare Podcast, Matthew Gluck talked to @ckoningisor.bsky.social and Lyrissa Lidsky about the current state of First Amd jurisprudence, how the press used to be stronger, how the authors think our current First Amd architecture should change, and more.
The Lawfare Podcast: Lidsky and Koningisor on First Amendment Disequilibrium
Why is the press at a First Amendment disadvantage?
www.lawfaremedia.org
March 6, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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yaleisp.bsky.social
And it’s a wrap! A huge thank you to @ckoningisor.bsky.social for ending our semester on a high with a scintillating talk on her forthcoming paper on “First Amendment Disequilibrium”, co-authored with Lyrissa Lidsky.
November 30, 2023 at 8:45 PM
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yaleisp.bsky.social
For our final event of the semester, we're incredibly pleased that @ckoningisor.bsky.social (UC Law SF) and Lyrissa Lidsky (Florida Law) will join us for a talk on "First Amendment Disequilibrium"!

Thursday, November 30, 2023 at noon ET

Email mila.samdub@yale.edu for zoom details
November 29, 2023 at 2:41 PM