A Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Parts of Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Orders

The judge wrote that Chicago Women in Trades was likely to succeed in its arguments that parts of the executive orders are a violation of free speech rights.

Researchers in Limbo as Columbia Bows to Trump’s Demands in Bid To Restore $400M Federal Funding

The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers, representing members of Columbia’s faculty, filed a lawsuit saying the funding revocation violated free speech laws.

Trump Campaign Manager Sues the Daily Beast Over Stories on How Much He Earned

The Daily Beast said the lawsuit “is meritless and a transparent attempt to intimidate the Beast and silence the independent press.”

White House Pressures Columbia University as It Seeks To Deport Pro-Palestinian Activists

Columbia had been given names and was refusing to help the Department of Homeland Security “to identify those individuals on campus.”

Trump Campaigned as a Protector of Free Speech. Critics Say His Actions as President Threaten It

But First Amendment advocates say they’ve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in Trump’s second term.

Arrest of Palestinian Activist Stirs Questions About Protections for Students and Green Card Holders

Homeland Security officials and President Donald Trump have indicated that the arrest was directly tied to his role in the protests last spring at Columbia University.

Trump Warns That Arrest of Palestinian Activist at Columbia Will Be ‘First of Many’

He is the first person known to be detained for deportation under Trump’s promised crackdown on student protests against Israel and the war in Gaza.

Trump Order Denies Loan Relief To Nonprofit Workers Engaged in ‘Improper’ Activity

It would exclude loan forgiveness to people whose work is tied to illegal immigration, foreign terrorist groups or other illegal activity.