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A Little Free Library contains banned books in Houston

Wyoming Library Director Fired Amid Book Dispute Wins $700,000 Settlement

Terri Lesley was fired as the library system director in northeastern Wyoming’s Campbell County in 2023, two years into the book dispute at the library in Gillette.

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Supreme Court Seems Skeptical About State Bans on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for LGBTQ+ Kids

The Republican administration argued the Colorado law suppresses therapists’ speech, and should be subject to the higher legal standard of strict scrutiny, one that few measures pass.

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U.S. President Donald Trump visits Norfolk, Virginia

Associated Press Disputes Trump’s False Characterization of Its Legal Fight Over Access

The AP won its case against Trump, but the president successfully earned a delay in getting the ruling enforced before the U.S. Court of Appeals considers the issue.

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Protest outside ICE headquarters in south Portland

Chicago and Illinois Sue To Stop Trump’s Guard Deployment Plan After Portland Ruling

A DHS spokesperson said in response to the lawsuit that “the First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting.”

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Protest outside ICE headquarters in south Portland

Apple and Google Block Apps That Crowdsource ICE Sightings. Some Warn of Chilling Effects

While some advocates don’t find all of these apps particularly useful — pointing to potential misinformation and false alarms — they echoed criticism of moves to suppress them.

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Annual White House Easter Egg Roll

FBI Cuts Ties With Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League After Conservative Complaints

The announcements amount to a dramatic rethinking of longstanding FBI partnerships with prominent civil rights groups at a time when Patel is moving rapidly to reshape the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

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Spanish-Language Journalist Arrested While Covering Protest Near Atlanta Deported to El Salvador

His attorneys argued he was being held in retaliation for his work as a journalist and to silence him, in violation of his constitutional rights.

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Brown University sits in downtown Providence

Trump Asks 9 Colleges To Commit to His Political Agenda and Get Favorable Access to Federal Money

The memo represents a shift in strategy as the administration offers a reward — not just punishment — as an incentive for adopting Trump’s political wish list.

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