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Protest
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest at MIT in Cambridge

Judge Dismisses Antisemitism Lawsuit Against MIT, Allows One Against Harvard To Move Ahead

Fallout from the Israel-Hamas war roiled campuses across the United States during the last school year and reignited a debate over free speech.

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman at podium in front of Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, New York

Suburban New York County Bans Wearing of Masks To Hide Identity

Supporters said the bill approved Monday by the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on Long Island would prevent violent protesters from hiding their identity.

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Brooklyn Museum

A Woman Is Arrested in Vandalism at Museum Officials’ Homes During Pro-Palestinian Protests

The activists left the front of her apartment building splattered with paint and a banner calling her a “white-supremacist Zionist.”

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Nashville, Tennessee skyline

Nashville Grapples With Lingering Neo-Nazi Presence in Tourist-Friendly City

The city's mayor stressed that any ordinance enforcement would need to withstand a possible court challenge, with delicate implications on constitutional free speech rights.

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Demonstrators and members of the The Coalition to March on the RNC hold a rally, on the first day of the Republican National Convention, in Milwaukee

Protesters Rally Peacefully at Republican National Convention in Milwaukee

The atmosphere was festive, with music playing over loud speakers and vendors selling T-shirts and buttons supporting both Republicans and Democrats.

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Preparations are underway for Republican U.S. presidential candidates to gather for their first primary debate of the 2024 campaign in Milwaukee

GOP Convention Protests to Continue Despite Shooting at Trump Rally, Activists Say

The Coalition to March on the RNC planned to protest for access to abortion rights, for immigrant rights, and against the war in Gaza among other issues.

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Preparations are underway for Republican U.S. presidential candidates to gather for their first primary debate of the 2024 campaign in Milwaukee

Federal Judge Rules Protesters Can’t March Through Republican National Convention Security Zone

The judge said in his order that protesters have a right to march in protest of the RNC, “but the First Amendment does not allow them to protest or parade in any way they choose.”

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Wisconsin Supreme Court

WI Court Says an Order Against an Anti-Abortion Protester Violated First Amendment

The protester argued that his comments, made from a public sidewalk, were protected free speech under the First Amendment. The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed.

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