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Jameel Jaffer

Jameel Jaffer is executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. An attorney and writer, he previously litigated national-security and civil-liberties cases at the ACLU.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Jameel Jaffer on Media, Press Freedom, and U.S. Politics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Jameel Jaffer

Jameel Jaffer

Role at the time: Knight Institute executive director and counsel in the case

Condemned

Statement summary

Jaffer argues that an informed public requires an independent press and criticizes the restrictions on White House reporters.

“The president’s attack on the independence of the White House press corps should be understood in that light. It’s an attack on the foundations of our democracy.”
Read the official statement (opens in a new tab)White House press restrictions violate citizens' First Amendment rights, new lawsuit arguesFiling announcement and statements by Katie Fallow and Jameel Jaffer
Why we used this label

The conduct at issue is excluding White House journalists because of their coverage. This statement expressly criticizes those restrictions.

Read statementShould President Trump bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage?

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