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.
Judge Finds the Trump Administration Unconstitutionally Targeted Noncitizens Over Gaza War Protests
He also used his ruling to draw attention to what he sees as Trump’s broader effort to stifle dissent and attack anyone whom he disagrees while at the same time urging Americans to stand up to these threats.
Trump Orders Crackdown on ‘Domestic Terrorists’ in Escalation of a Campaign Against Political Rivals
The pursuit of what the president said were the funders of “agitators and anarchists” is the latest instance of Trump using the power of his office to persecute his political rivals.
Judge Rejects Ex-FBI Agent’s Claim He Was Illegally Fired for Disparaging Trump in Texts
The judge concluded that the FBI’s interest in avoiding the appearance of bias in an ongoing investigation outweighed Strzok’s interest in expressing his opinions about political candidates on his FBI phone.