California Law To Protect Jewish Students Faces Challenge Over Free Speech Concerns
The federal complaint seeks to invalidate legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last month, creating an Office of Civil Rights to help schools identify and prevent antisemitism.
Felony Dropped After a Man Spent a Month in a Tennessee Jail for a Charlie Kirk Post
His arrest alarmed free speech advocates, who said he was targeted because of his political views.
Biden Warns of Dark Days for the Country as He Urges Americans To Stay Optimistic
He said America depends on a presidency with limited power, a functioning Congress and an autonomous judiciary.
Brown University Rejects Trump’s Offer for Priority Funding, Citing Concerns Over Academic Freedom
Brown previously struck a deal with the Trump administration to restore lost research funding and end federal investigations into discrimination.
US Revokes Visas for 6 Foreigners Over Charlie Kirk-Related Speech
The administration and its supporters have targeted people for their comments about Kirk, leading to firings or other discipline of journalists, teachers and others, and raising free speech concerns.
Appeals Court Backs Michigan School in Banning ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Shirts
The mother of two boys said her sons’ First Amendment rights were violated when they were told to take off the shirts at Tri County Middle School in 2022.
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.
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.