student speech
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Press Statement
Post-Trial Brief Supplies Comprehensive Account of Trump Administration’s Arrests, Detentions, and Threatened Deportation of Student Protesters
Brief outlines evidence presented at trial, reiterates that policy is clearly unconstitutional
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Press Statement
Court Addresses Evidentiary Privileges, Will Hear Testimony from ICE Officials Tomorrow
AAUP v. Rubio Day 6 Trial Update
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Press Statement
First Week of Trial in Challenge to Trump Administration’s Ideological Deportation Policy Wraps Up
AAUP v. Rubio Day 5 Trial Update
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Press Statement
DHS Dossiers on Öztürk, Khalil, Other Students Focused on Their Pro-Palestinian Speech, ICE Official Testifies
AAUP v. Rubio Day 4 Trial Update
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Press Statement
Knight Institute Launches New Podcast, “The Bully’s Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment”
Legal journalist Cristian Farias joins Institute as podcast writer and host
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Institute Update
The Bully’s Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment
A new Knight Institute podcast
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Press Statement
Court Sets Expedited Trial in Challenge to Deportation of Student Protesters
Trial to begin July 7, 2025
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Press Statement
Federal Court Says First Amendment Bars Government From Deporting Students and Faculty on Basis of Political Viewpoint, Says Challenge to Trump Policy Can Go Forward
Ruling is a victory for free speech and step towards ending unconstitutional policy across U.S. campuses, Knight Institute says
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Press Statement
Trump Proposal to Target Non-Citizens for Deportation on the Basis of their Speech Is Unconstitutional, Knight Institute Says
Cites previously released ICE memos that examine First Amendment limits on the government’s ideological screening of immigrants
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Deep Dive
Don’t Assume the First Amendment Will Thwart Trump’s Pro-Censorious Agenda
With Trump in the Oval Office, the U.S. Supreme Court will find itself having to answer questions it has sidestepped for years.
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Press Statement
New Lawsuit Seeks Immediate Release of Department of Education Guidance to Colleges and Universities Concerning Title VI
Public has a right to know what DOE is telling universities about their Title VI obligations, Knight Institute says
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Deep Dive
Title VI as a Jawbone
The fact that Title VI has come to possess such importance when it comes to regulating protest and political expression on campus raises significant First Amendment questions
By Evelyn Douek & Genevieve Lakier