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Trump 2.0: Executive Power and the First Amendment

This resource catalogues the breadth of unprecedented actions taken by the Trump administration that disregard fundamental First Amendment principles, sparking a massive legal response.

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A rainbow U.S. flag is held up during a vigil for the Pulse night club victims in Orlando

California Supreme Court Upholds Law That Protects Rights of LGBT Long-Term Care Residents

The ruling holds that violations of the LGBT Long-Term Care Residents’ Bill of Rights are not protected by the First Amendment because they relate to codes of conduct in what is effectively both a workplace and a home.

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Cornell University Announces Deal With Trump Administration To Restore Withheld Federal Funding

The university agreed to pay $30 million directly to the U.S. government along with another $30 million toward research that will support U.S. farmers.

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Protest against immigration actions, outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago

Trump Administration Speeds up New Rules That Would Make It Easier To Charge Some Protesters

They come as protests have surged against President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda, especially near buildings associated with immigration enforcement, such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices or facilities.

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Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent in Washington Is Found Not Guilty of Assault Charge

A viral video of the sandwich tossing made Sean Charles Dunn a symbol of resistance to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to combat crime in the nation’s capital.

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James Madison
[The] right of freely examining public characters and measures, and of free communication among the people thereon, which has ever been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every other right.”
-James Madison, Report on the Virginia Resolutions, 1800
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