ICE Agents Arrest Palestinian Activist Who Helped Lead Columbia University Protests
Khalil’s arrest is the first publicly known deportation effort under Trump’s promised crackdown on students who joined protests against the war in Gaza.
Facing Trump’s Threats, Columbia Investigates Students Critical of Israel
The new disciplinary office is raising alarm among students, faculty and free speech advocates, who accuse the school of bowing to President Trump’s threats.
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.