Stephanie Krent
@stephaniekrent.bsky.social
Staff Attorney @ Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University.
All views my own, especially those about the abiding importance of Diet Coke.
All views my own, especially those about the abiding importance of Diet Coke.
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There is so much unknown about how ICE intends to use Paragon's terrifying no-click surveillance spyware. We appreciate members of the House Oversight Committee for sending this letter and trying to find out how this spyware will be used.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
October 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There is so much unknown about how ICE intends to use Paragon's terrifying no-click surveillance spyware. We appreciate members of the House Oversight Committee for sending this letter and trying to find out how this spyware will be used.
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Judge Young: "The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction and it is not to be found in our history or jurisprudence." An extraordinary, historic victory for democratic freedom. knightcolumbia.org/content/in-l...
In Landmark Ruling, Federal Court Says Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy
knightcolumbia.org
September 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Judge Young: "The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction and it is not to be found in our history or jurisprudence." An extraordinary, historic victory for democratic freedom. knightcolumbia.org/content/in-l...
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Considering race as one of several factors when remedying historical discrimination in voting, education, and hiring = unconstitutional, un-American, unacceptable
But using race as the sole factor to profile, detain, and deport someone = totally fine and cool, actually
But using race as the sole factor to profile, detain, and deport someone = totally fine and cool, actually
BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."
September 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Considering race as one of several factors when remedying historical discrimination in voting, education, and hiring = unconstitutional, un-American, unacceptable
But using race as the sole factor to profile, detain, and deport someone = totally fine and cool, actually
But using race as the sole factor to profile, detain, and deport someone = totally fine and cool, actually
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Chief Justice Roberts (2007): “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
Justice Kavanaugh (2025): ethnicity “can be a 'relevant factor' when considered along with other salient factors” in immigration stops.
Justice Kavanaugh (2025): ethnicity “can be a 'relevant factor' when considered along with other salient factors” in immigration stops.
September 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Chief Justice Roberts (2007): “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”
Justice Kavanaugh (2025): ethnicity “can be a 'relevant factor' when considered along with other salient factors” in immigration stops.
Justice Kavanaugh (2025): ethnicity “can be a 'relevant factor' when considered along with other salient factors” in immigration stops.
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Commercial #spyware poses significant harms to privacy and civil liberties.
In our new series with the Atlantic Council, “Legal Frameworks for Addressing Spyware Harms,” Nadine Farid Johnson lays out a policy roadmap for redress in U.S. courts.
www.justsecurity.org/118704/polic...
In our new series with the Atlantic Council, “Legal Frameworks for Addressing Spyware Harms,” Nadine Farid Johnson lays out a policy roadmap for redress in U.S. courts.
www.justsecurity.org/118704/polic...
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.
www.justsecurity.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Commercial #spyware poses significant harms to privacy and civil liberties.
In our new series with the Atlantic Council, “Legal Frameworks for Addressing Spyware Harms,” Nadine Farid Johnson lays out a policy roadmap for redress in U.S. courts.
www.justsecurity.org/118704/polic...
In our new series with the Atlantic Council, “Legal Frameworks for Addressing Spyware Harms,” Nadine Farid Johnson lays out a policy roadmap for redress in U.S. courts.
www.justsecurity.org/118704/polic...
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Last week, I spoke with @cristianfarias.com from @knightcolumbia.org about what I've seen at immigration court these last few weeks.
I encourage everyone to come see what's happening for yourself and to use your voice to speak out against these injustices happening in our City.
I encourage everyone to come see what's happening for yourself and to use your voice to speak out against these injustices happening in our City.
July 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Last week, I spoke with @cristianfarias.com from @knightcolumbia.org about what I've seen at immigration court these last few weeks.
I encourage everyone to come see what's happening for yourself and to use your voice to speak out against these injustices happening in our City.
I encourage everyone to come see what's happening for yourself and to use your voice to speak out against these injustices happening in our City.
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Honored to be featured alongside @bradlander.bsky.social for this week's podcast episode! Tune in to listen to this important discussion of ICE's disturbing practice of arresting immigrants at courthouses and the impact of these arrests on immigrants' First Amendment rights
🔊NEW EPISODE: Reports nationwide describe chaos unfolding in courthouses as ICE agents descend on immigration proceedings to arrest & detain noncitizens. Our guests (more below) discuss 1A implications & their own harrowing accounts with host @cristianfarias.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Standing up to ICE’s Courthouse Arrests
Podcast Episode · The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment · 07/25/2025 · 37m
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July 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Honored to be featured alongside @bradlander.bsky.social for this week's podcast episode! Tune in to listen to this important discussion of ICE's disturbing practice of arresting immigrants at courthouses and the impact of these arrests on immigrants' First Amendment rights
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“We’re pleased with today’s decision and look forward to seeking justice on behalf of El Faro journalists in U.S. court, where the case belongs,” says @carriedecell.bsky.social. Learn more & see statement from @elfaroenglish.bsky.social's @carlosdada.bsky.social: knightcolumbia.org/content/appe...
Appeals Court Revives Journalists’ Case Against Spyware Manufacturer NSO Group
knightcolumbia.org
July 8, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“We’re pleased with today’s decision and look forward to seeking justice on behalf of El Faro journalists in U.S. court, where the case belongs,” says @carriedecell.bsky.social. Learn more & see statement from @elfaroenglish.bsky.social's @carlosdada.bsky.social: knightcolumbia.org/content/appe...
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We just filed a new #FOIA request for records about ICE's courthouse arrest policy. A recent surge in ICE arrests at courthouses reinstates a controversial practice from the first Trump administration. More on this in a blog post by @allieschiele.bsky.social. knightcolumbia.org/blog/institu...
Institute Files New FOIA Request for Records About ICE’s Courthouse Arrest Policy
knightcolumbia.org
June 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We just filed a new #FOIA request for records about ICE's courthouse arrest policy. A recent surge in ICE arrests at courthouses reinstates a controversial practice from the first Trump administration. More on this in a blog post by @allieschiele.bsky.social. knightcolumbia.org/blog/institu...
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📍Episode 2 is live. Soon after Trump took office, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture purged vital climate-focused information from its web pages. @cristianfarias.com & @stephaniekrent.bsky.social discuss how our lawsuit with @earthjustice.org helped restore it. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 2: Farmers Fight Data Purge
Podcast Episode · The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment · 05/23/2025 · 34m
podcasts.apple.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📍Episode 2 is live. Soon after Trump took office, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture purged vital climate-focused information from its web pages. @cristianfarias.com & @stephaniekrent.bsky.social discuss how our lawsuit with @earthjustice.org helped restore it. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
At @knightcolumbia.org we've represented members of @elfaro.net since 2022. Seeing Trump and Bukele enable each others' most authoritarian impulses feels uniquely depressing. But through it all our clients remain inspiring in their devotion to their work.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
May 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
At @knightcolumbia.org we've represented members of @elfaro.net since 2022. Seeing Trump and Bukele enable each others' most authoritarian impulses feels uniquely depressing. But through it all our clients remain inspiring in their devotion to their work.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
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In response to our lawsuit with @earthjustice.org, the U.S. Department of Agriculture last night reversed course & committed to restoring vital climate-focused webpages purged from its websites. See staff attorney @stephaniekrent.bsky.social’s statement: knightcolumbia.org/content/usda...
USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers’ Lawsuit
knightcolumbia.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
In response to our lawsuit with @earthjustice.org, the U.S. Department of Agriculture last night reversed course & committed to restoring vital climate-focused webpages purged from its websites. See staff attorney @stephaniekrent.bsky.social’s statement: knightcolumbia.org/content/usda...
And just wait until we get a response to Part 2 of the request (maybe...eventually...)
We asked the Office of Legal Counsel whether it reviewed Trump's executive orders for form and legality. This is the letter we received in response. cc: @charliesavage.bsky.social @martylederman.bsky.social @jacklgoldsmith.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
April 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
And just wait until we get a response to Part 2 of the request (maybe...eventually...)
I work at Columbia now; I went to school here too and so did both of my sisters. I've spent most of my formative years on and around this campus. This decision is a total betrayal--of students, staff, faculty, and of all of the values Columbia was supposed to uphold.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped
The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I work at Columbia now; I went to school here too and so did both of my sisters. I've spent most of my formative years on and around this campus. This decision is a total betrayal--of students, staff, faculty, and of all of the values Columbia was supposed to uphold.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/n...
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Visa holders face more risk than US citizens & permanent residents from device searches at ports of entry, Saira Hussain told @theverge.com. “If you refuse a search of your phone or your laptop, customs officers can use that to potentially revoke your visa.”
The airport panopticon is getting people deported and detained
One lawyer called it a ‘feedback loop’ of surveillance.
www.theverge.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Visa holders face more risk than US citizens & permanent residents from device searches at ports of entry, Saira Hussain told @theverge.com. “If you refuse a search of your phone or your laptop, customs officers can use that to potentially revoke your visa.”
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Knight Institute Says Threats to Deport Student Protesters Pose “Existential Threat” to Universities
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
March 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Knight Institute Says Threats to Deport Student Protesters Pose “Existential Threat” to Universities
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Statement from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social below and at link.
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
This is a sharp turn, but OLC/DOJ were already on a path toward embracing a broad conception of executive power + presidential authority. A few years ago, Jonathan Shaub tracked that evolution for @lawfare.bsky.social, using OLC memos from @knightcolumbia.org's reading room.
tinyurl.com/4pemkb6z
tinyurl.com/4pemkb6z
February 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is a sharp turn, but OLC/DOJ were already on a path toward embracing a broad conception of executive power + presidential authority. A few years ago, Jonathan Shaub tracked that evolution for @lawfare.bsky.social, using OLC memos from @knightcolumbia.org's reading room.
tinyurl.com/4pemkb6z
tinyurl.com/4pemkb6z
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Compare Bondi's memo, which characterizes DOJ attorneys as "the president's lawyers," with this memo that Ted Olson, who was then Reagan's OLC chief, sent to AG William French Smith in 1982. knightcolumbia.org/documents/jw...
February 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Compare Bondi's memo, which characterizes DOJ attorneys as "the president's lawyers," with this memo that Ted Olson, who was then Reagan's OLC chief, sent to AG William French Smith in 1982. knightcolumbia.org/documents/jw...
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If Paramount agrees to settle this frivolous lawsuit, it will send the message that news outlets should stop reporting that angers Trump - or other powerful people. But the right to criticize government officials is at the heart of the 1st Amendment and our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit (Gift Article)
A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If Paramount agrees to settle this frivolous lawsuit, it will send the message that news outlets should stop reporting that angers Trump - or other powerful people. But the right to criticize government officials is at the heart of the 1st Amendment and our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
Just one day after entering office, Trump moved to tighten control over public health communication and messaging (again). This isn’t just a public health problem; it’s a free speech problem.
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Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just one day after entering office, Trump moved to tighten control over public health communication and messaging (again). This isn’t just a public health problem; it’s a free speech problem.
tinyurl.com/bdz7v4y8
tinyurl.com/bdz7v4y8