Maine Lawmaker Appeals to Supreme Court Over Censure for Trans Athlete Post

Rep. Laurel Libby argued that the censure has blocked her from speaking and voting on the floor, and said in a lawsuit that the censure violated her right to free speech.

A Palestinian Student at Columbia Is Released After Arrest at His Citizenship Interview

In his release order, the judge said Mohsen Mahdawi has raised a “substantial claim that the government arrested him to stifle speech with which it disagrees.”

Judge Blocks Trump Push To Cut Funding to Public Schools Over Diversity Programs

The judge said there is reason to believe the department’s actions amount to a violation of teachers’ free speech rights.

Harvard Sues Trump Administration To Stop the Freeze of More Than $2 Billion in Grants

The suit called the funding freeze “arbitrary and capricious,” saying it violated its First Amendment rights and the statutory provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.

Colleges Say Trump Admin Is Using New Tactics To Expel International Students

Some students have been targeted over pro-Palestinian activism or criminal infractions. Others have been left wondering how they ran afoul of the government.

Detained Tufts Student Taken From Massachusetts Before Judge Ordered Her Kept There, Government Says

The student's lawyers have said that her detention violates her constitutional rights, including free speech and due process.

Cornell Student Protester Facing Deportation Leaves the US on His ‘Own Terms’ After Losing Faith

The government says it revoked his student visa in March because of his involvement in “disruptive protests."

Trump Task Force To Review Harvard’s Funding After Columbia Bows to Federal Demands

Columbia agreed to many of the changes, drawing condemnation from free speech groups, who see it as a stunning intrusion by the federal government.