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.

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Clash With Security Guards at Columbia University

Police said at least 80 people had been taken into custody, though it wasn’t clear how many came from the demonstration inside the library and how many were outside the building.

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.”