Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University et al v. Trump et al

Filing 23

JOINT LETTER addressed to Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald from Jameel Jaffer dated 08/31/2017 re: Knight First Amendment Institute, et al. v. Trump, et al., Case No. 17-CV-5205 (NRB). Document filed by Rebecca Buckwalter, Philip Cohen, Holly Figueroa, Eugene Gu, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, Brandon Neely, Joseph Papp, Nicholas Pappas.(Jaffer, Jameel)

Via ECF and by Fax

August 31, 2017

The Honorable Naomi Reice Buchwald
United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, Room 2270
New York, NY 10007-1312
Re:

Knight First Amendment Institute, et al. v. Trump,
et al., Case No. 17-CV-5205 (NRB)

Dear Judge Buchwald,

The parties in the above-referenced matter write to inform the Court
of the status of their negotiations regarding a joint stipulation of facts.
Plaintiffs sent Defendants a proposed stipulation on August 17, 2017.
Defendants have reviewed the proposed stipulation and believe the
proposed approach is broadly workable. Defendants intend to send
Plaintiffs a substantive response to the proposed stipulation by Friday,
September 1, 2017, for further negotiation. The parties will update the
Court regarding the status of these negotiations by next Friday,
September 8, 2017.
Jessica Ring Amunson (pro hac
vice)
Tassity S. Johnson (pro hac vice)
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW,
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

Respectfully,

/s/ Jameel Jaffer

Jameel Jaffer (JJ-4653)
Katherine Fallow (application for
admission pending)
Alex Abdo (AA-0527)
Knight First Amendment Institute
at Columbia University
314 Low Library
535 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
[phone]
[e-mail]

Counsel for Plaintiffs

535 West 116th Street, 314 Low Library, New York, NY 10027 | [phone] | [e-mail]

CHAD A. READLER
Acting Assistant Attorney General
ERIC R. WOMACK
Assistant Branch Director

/s/ Michael H. Baer

MICHAEL H. BAER
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice,
Civil Division, Federal Programs
Branch
20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]

Counsel for Defendants

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