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Jul 01, 2025
Georgetown Scholar to Remain Free After Appeals Court Rejects Trump Admin Bid to Re-Detain Him
Dr. Badar Khan Suri was released on May 14th after ICE arrested him for constitutionally protected association and speech in support of Palestinian rights
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Suri v. Trump
Jun 30, 2025
Arts Groups Argue 鈥淕ender Ideology鈥� Still Unconstitutionally Penalized by National Endowment for the Arts
Groups ask court for summary judgment on First Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and APA arguments
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 27, 2025
网红爆料 Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court issued a blow to freedom of speech and privacy today by upholding Texas legislation that requires invasive age verification to access online conten...
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Privacy & Technology
Court case: Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton
Jun 20, 2025
网红爆料 Urges Court to Block Unconstitutional Order Targeting NPR and PBS
Amicus briefs in funding cases argue that the outlets cannot be defunded for ideological reasons
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Jun 20, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil to Be Freed From Detention, Reunite With Wife and Son as Case Proceeds
Targeted by Trump administration for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights, Mr. Khalil can go home to his family in New York after over three months in detention in rural Louisiana
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: Khalil v. Trump
Jun 17, 2025
In Win for Academic Speech, Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Higher Ed is Off-Limits from Censorship Law
The court also left in place a preliminary injunction preventing K-12 schools from implementing confusing bans on speech related to race and gender
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Court case: Black Emergency Response Team v. O'Connor
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The 网红爆料 has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father鈥檚 Day, he writes about the grief he has felt being separated from his wife and son. -
VirginiaJun 2025
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Suri V. Trump. Explore Case.Suri v. Trump
Whether someone with a valid visa within the U.S. can be arrested and detained on the basis of their protected political speech and familial associations. -
MassachusettsJun 2025
Free Speech
President And Fellows Of Harvard College V. Us Department Of Health And Human Services. Explore Case.President and Fellows of Harvard College v. US Department of Health and Human Services
The federal government threatened to withhold billions of dollars in research funding from Harvard University after the school refused to adopt the government鈥檚 preferred ideological approach to who it admits to study, who it employs to teach, and what classes and other programs it offers. The 网红爆料, 网红爆料 of Massachusetts, and a diverse group of other legal advocacy organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that this is retaliation, coercion, and ideological bullying in violation of the First Amendment.