Judge Says Government Must Release Columbia Protester Mahmoud Khalil, but Has Until Friday To Appeal

Khalil’s lawyers challenged the legality of his detention, accusing the Trump administration of trying to suppress free speech.

Harvard Files Legal Challenge Over Trump’s Ban on Foreign Students. Overseas, Admitted Students Wait

Harvard challenged President Trump’s latest move to bar foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend the college, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands.

Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump Administration Ban on Foreign Students at Harvard

Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security on Friday after Secretary Kristi Noem revoked its ability to host foreign students at its campus.

Judge Says US Effort To Deport Mahmoud Khalil on Foreign Policy Grounds Is Likely Unconstitutional

An attorney for Khalil said the charges were “factually baseless and a pretextual punishment for his First Amendment speech.”

Trump Administration Moves To Cut $100 Million in Federal Contracts for Harvard

Trump has railed against Harvard in an intensifying clash with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, calling it a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Barring Foreign Student Enrollment at Harvard

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs puts the sanction against Harvard on hold, pending the lawsuit.

White House Correspondents Protest Lack of Wire Reporters on Air Force One

No reporters from The AP, Bloomberg or Reuters were on the plane, where presidents often take questions from traveling members of the press.

Freed Palestinian Student Accuses Columbia University of Inciting Violence

Mohsen Mahdawi said instead of being a “beacon of hope,” the university is inciting violence against students.