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"No Kings Day" protest

‘No Kings’ Protests Return as Trump Ramps up Authoritarian Practices, Organizers Say

It’s the second “No Kings” protest and third mass movement against the administration this year, and it comes amid an intensifying conflict between federal law enforcement and protesters nationwide.

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Brown University sits in downtown Providence

Brown University Rejects Trump’s Offer for Priority Funding, Citing Concerns Over Academic Freedom

Brown previously struck a deal with the Trump administration to restore lost research funding and end federal investigations into discrimination.

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AmericaFest 2024 conference sponsored by conservative group Turning Point in Phoenix

US Revokes Visas for 6 Foreigners Over Charlie Kirk-Related Speech

The administration and its supporters have targeted people for their comments about Kirk, leading to firings or other discipline of journalists, teachers and others, and raising free speech concerns.

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Building 10 sits behind Killian Court at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge

MIT President Says She ‘Cannot Support’ Proposal To Adopt Trump Priorities for Funding Benefits

University leaders face immense pressure to reject the compact amid opposition from students, faculty, free speech advocates and higher education groups.

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supreme court building

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical About State Bans on ‘Conversion Therapy’ for LGBTQ+ Kids

The Republican administration argued the Colorado law suppresses therapists’ speech, and should be subject to the higher legal standard of strict scrutiny, one that few measures pass.

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Protest outside ICE headquarters in south Portland

Chicago and Illinois Sue To Stop Trump’s Guard Deployment Plan After Portland Ruling

A DHS spokesperson said in response to the lawsuit that “the First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting.”

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Protest outside ICE headquarters in south Portland

Apple and Google Block Apps That Crowdsource ICE Sightings. Some Warn of Chilling Effects

While some advocates don’t find all of these apps particularly useful — pointing to potential misinformation and false alarms — they echoed criticism of moves to suppress them.

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Annual White House Easter Egg Roll

FBI Cuts Ties With Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League After Conservative Complaints

The announcements amount to a dramatic rethinking of longstanding FBI partnerships with prominent civil rights groups at a time when Patel is moving rapidly to reshape the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.

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