Jameel Jaffer

Jameel Jaffer is founding director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, which works to defend and expand the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age. Previously, he was a Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU.

Edward Snowden

What Is the Fate of the First Amendment in the Digital Age? What Is the Fate of the First Amendment in the Digital Age?

Freedoms of speech and of the press are some of the first victims of today’s surveillance regime. They are also some of the best defenses against it.

Jan 4, 2017 / Jameel Jaffer

How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping

How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping How the Government Misled the Supreme Court on Warrantless Wiretapping

The Snowden revelations have vindicated The Nation and the ACLU. When will the government correct the record and stop the abuses?

Dec 18, 2013 / Editorial / Jameel Jaffer and Patrick C. Toomey

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