Trump Vowed to Leverage Federal Money To Fight Antisemitism. He’s Starting at Columbia
Trump said on social media that federal funding will be stopped for any school or college that allows “illegal protests.”
Supreme Court Turns Back Challenges to Laws Keeping Abortion Opponents Away From Clinics, Patients
Anti-abortion activists said the measures violate free-speech rights and should be on their “deathbed” after the justices overturned Roe v. Wade.
ACLU Sues University of Michigan Over Campus Bans for Pro-Palestinian Protesters
The lawsuit accuses the university of violating protesters' right to free speech, and also argues that the university “abused its authority to ban people from public property.”
Trump Administration Opens Antisemitism Investigations at 5 Universities
The new investigations were opened the same day the Justice Department announced a new task force to root out antisemitism on college campuses.
Family of ‘Cop City’ Activist Who Was Killed by Troopers Files Lawsuit
The lawsuit says GBI Special Agent Ryan Long planned a “raid” that targeted protesters for expressing their political beliefs, violating their First Amendment rights.
NH Court To Hear Cases About Transgender Girls Playing Girls Sports and the Right to Protest Them
A federal judge ruled earlier this year that the teens can try out for and play on girls school sports teams as they seek to overturn the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act on behalf of all transgender students in New Hampshire.
Harvard Suspends Library Privileges for Faculty Involved in ‘Study-In’ Protests
The practice involves protesters silently reading materials related to free speech while propping up signs about dissent and university policy.
Pro-Palestinian Protester Charged With Assault for Actions at University of Minnesota
The protest, like others at college campuses including earlier this year at University of Minnesota campuses, raised issues of free speech and antisemitism.