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Political Speech
U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in President Joe Biden's bid to rescind a Trump-era immigration policy, in Washington

9 People Plead Not Guilty in a Texas Elections Probe Involving ‘Vote Harvesting’

An attorney for one of the defendants claimed in their motion to dismiss that the vote-harvesting statute is overbroad, vague and violates the First Amendment.

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Maine State House

Maine Can’t Enforce Foreign Election Interference Law That Appeals Court Calls Unconstitutional

The law is one of a handful around the country that attempt to limit foreign influence on U.S. elections.

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Illustration shows Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) logo and U.S. flag

Corporation for Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump

CPB helps fund both PBS and NPR, but most of its funding is distributed to more than 1,500 local public radio and television stations around the country.

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SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Is Canceled by CBS and Will End in May 2026

Democratic U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff of California said on X that “if Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”

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A coalition of pro-Palestinian University of Michigan students and supporters protest in the street

A Recap of the Trial Over the Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Protesters

Plaintiffs want the judge to rule that the policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act, a law that governs how federal agencies develop and issue regulations.

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Court hearing following the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, in Manhattan, New York City

Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists Faces Federal Trial

Plaintiffs want U.S. District Judge William Young to rule the policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act.

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U.S. President Trump visits Florida

Paramount Will Pay $16 Million in Settlement With Trump Over ’60 Minutes’ Interview

The case was widely discussed and was being seen as a referendum on how far organizations would go to curry favor with Trump.

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U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews

The Republican Attempt To Discourage Trump Lawsuits Has Hit a Big Obstacle

Republicans and the White House have been highly critical of some of the court rulings blocking various Trump orders on immigration, education and voting.

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