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Alabama Can’t Prosecute Groups Who Help Women Travel To Get an Abortion, Federal Judge Says

The judge's ruling declared that such prosecutions would violate both the First Amendment and a person’s right to travel.

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Trump Task Force To Review Harvard’s Funding After Columbia Bows to Federal Demands

Columbia agreed to many of the changes, drawing condemnation from free speech groups, who see it as a stunning intrusion by the federal government.

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Lawyer for Immigration Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Suspects ICE Is Retaliating Against Her

The lawyer told the judge that she suspects Vizguerra was being targeted because she was exercising her First Amendment right to speech.

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Protests continue at Columbia University in New York during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas

A Look at Who Has Been Detained or Deported in a US Crackdown on Mostly Pro-Palestinian Protesters

President Donald Trump and other officials have accused protesters and others of being “pro-Hamas."

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US Immigration Officials Look To Expand Social Media Data Collection

The notice raised alarms from immigration and free speech advocates because it appears to expand the government’s reach in social media surveillance to people already vetted and in the U.S. legally.

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Major Law Firm Reaches Deal With Trump To Avoid White House Order Even as Two Other Firms Sue

The two firms who sued argued that the orders amount to an unprecedented assault on the legal system and represent an unconstitutional form of presidential retaliation.

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Voice of America Wins in Court, for Now, as Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Staff

The judge described Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the international news service, calling the move a “classic case of arbitrary and capricious decision making.”

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Mayor Who Shut Down Newspaper Over Fake Stories Now Facing Corruption Allegations

A willing disregard for the truth became abundantly evident when the paper’s editor swore in court to tell the truth and admitted to fabricating story after story.

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