University of California Students, Professors and Staff Sue the Trump Administration

The Trump administration has used its control of federal funding to push for reforms at elite colleges that the president decries as overrun by liberalism and antisemitism.

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Assassinated at Utah University

The assassination drew bipartisan condemnation, but a national reckoning over ways to prevent political grievances from manifesting as deadly violence seemed elusive.

Judge Reverses Trump Administration’s Cuts of Billions of Dollars to Harvard University

The judge ruled the cuts amounted to illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of the Trump administration’s demands for changes to Harvard’s governance and policies.

Brown University Strikes Agreement With Trump Administration To Restore Lost Federal Funding

The terms include a clause saying the government cannot dictate curriculum or the content of academic speech at Brown.

Legal Scholar Gloria J. Browne-Marshall on Her Book ‘A Protest History of the United States’

In an interview, Browne-Marshall discussed the criminalization of protest despite First Amendment protections and why protesters need to find ways to maintain their message and influence public opinion.

Republicans Press Leaders of Georgetown, Berkeley and CUNY on Antisemitism Complaints

The three university leaders said that they had taken disciplinary action where appropriate and stressed the importance of protecting free speech.

Federal Judge Weighs Whether Alabama’s Anti-DEI Law Threatens First Amendment

The new state law, SB129, followed a slew of proposals from Republican lawmakers across the country taking aim at DEI programs on college campuses.

Columbia Protester Mahmoud Khalil Freed From Immigration Detention

During an hourlong hearing conducted by phone, the New Jersey-based judge said the government had “clearly not met” the standards for detention.