Columbia University Activist Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules

Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, was the first person arrested under President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on students who joined campus protests against the war in Gaza.

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Central Park Five’s Defamation Case Against Trump

The five men formerly known as the Central Park Five were exonerated after spending more than a decade in prison for the 1989 rape and beating of a woman who was jogging.

Trump Administration Freezes $2.2 Billion in Grants to Harvard Over Campus Activism

Trump has normalized the extraordinary step of withholding federal money to pressure academic institutions to comply with the president’s agenda and influence campus policy.

Federal Judge Rules White House Cannot Bar Associated Press Journalists

A federal judge ordered the White House to restore The AP's full access, affirming on First Amendment grounds that the government cannot punish the organization for its speech.

Angry Protesters From New York to Alaska Assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ Rallies

Demonstrations were organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups. The rallies appeared peaceful, with no immediate reports of arrests.

Columbia Must Give 30 Days’ Notice Before Sharing Student Records With Congress

But the judge stopped short of outright blocking the Manhattan university from complying with the congressional requests, as lawyers for the activists sought.

Colleges Say Trump Admin Is Using New Tactics To Expel International Students

Some students have been targeted over pro-Palestinian activism or criminal infractions. Others have been left wondering how they ran afoul of the government.

Georgia Republicans Push Bill To Limit Public Access to Lawmaker and Police Records

Lawmakers are mostly exempt from the state’s Open Records Act, but even fewer records would be available to the public under the bill.