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Evelyn Douek @evelyndouek.bsky.social · 23h

I wrote about an under-appreciated aspect of AAUP v. Rubio. It is the first case of the Trump Era to explicitly identify and reject the primary and most pernicious form of speech suppression employed by this Administration: Chill.

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Balkinization: AAUP v. Rubio and the Big Chill

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 1d

“This case is not just about the AP’s First Amendment rights. It’s also about the ability of the American public to receive information about the president, free from government censorship," says @katiefallow.bsky.social. More about the brief we just filed here: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Knight Institute Urges Court to Restore AP to White House Press Pool

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 1d

“The Bully’s Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment" follows the Trump administration’s assault on the freedoms of speech and the press and features the people, communities, and institutions fighting back. Listen, subscribe & leave a review wherever you get podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment

Politics Podcast · “The Bully’s Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment,” a weekly podcast from the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, follows the Trump administration’s assault on ...

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 1d

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 4d

Thank you for attending "Defending My Enemy: A Conversation With Aryeh Neier." Full house.

If you would like to receive news about future Knight Institute events, litigation, and research, please subscribe to our newsletter here: knightcolumbia.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 4d

Tune in to the livestream for Defending My Enemy: A Conversation With Aryeh Neier. Program starts at 6PM ET.
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Defending My Enemy: A Conversation With Aryeh Neier

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 4d

In a new essay for our Regardless of Frontiers series, Jaya Ramji-Nogales (@templelaw.bsky.social) and Nicole Ramos (@alotrolado-org.bsky.social) discuss the U.S. government’s surveilllance and harassment of lawyers who serve migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. knightcolumbia.org/content/surv...

Surveilling Border Lawyering

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Akela Lacy @akelalacy.bsky.social · 4d

NEW 🎧 POD: the government shutdown memory hole PLUS a scathing federal ruling from a Reagan appointee blasting Trump for his attacks on pro-Palestine students and making up his own definition of antisemitism as a cudgel. All on the latest Intercept Briefing podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Government Shutdown and Free Speech Showdown

Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · 10/02/2025 · 35m

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 5d

Excellent that Judge Young's ruling has spurred journalists to dig into the trial transcripts. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

U.S. used a transnational crime unit to secretly target campus protesters

A Tufts University graduate student was among those targeted after the Trump administration created a “tiger team” to investigate pro-Palestinian activists.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 5d

A series of short posts from leading scholars about the constraints the First Amendment imposes on the government's authority to impose conditions on federal funding. Seems relevant! This is a @knightcolumbia.org series from earlier this year. knightcolumbia.org/research/fed...

Federal Funding and the First Amendment

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era.

Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America.

Today, at Law Dork:

Judge William Young's ruling against Rubio and Noem is a lesson for all in the Trump era

Young lays bare the unconstitutionality of the Trump administration's student deportation efforts — and issues a challenge to America. Also: More court pushback.

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CNN @cnn.com · 7d

A federal judge delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university professors and students by targeting non-citizens on college campuses who have spoken out in support of Palestine.

‘Full-throated assault on the First Amendment’: Judge rips into Trump over attempts to deport pro-Palestinian academics | CNN Politics

A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university profe...

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 6d

Judge Rules International Student Deportation Campaign Unconstitutional

The ruling chastises two federal departments for their “invidious” efforts to chill pro-Palestinian speech and declares unequivocally that noncitizens in the U.S. are entitled to the full... https://bit.ly/4nXqj8i

Protesters hold signs with Mahmoud Khalil's face on them to protest his arrest

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Scott Wilkens @scottbwilkens.bsky.social · 6d

We're asking the 11th Circuit to compel Judge Aileen Cannon to rule on a motion @knightcolumbia.org filed over 6 months ago seeking the release of Special Counsel Jack Smith's report about Trump’s mishandling of classified information at Mar-a-Lago. knightcolumbia.org/documents/uj...

Knight Institute's Petition for Writ of Mandamus

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Axios @axios.com · 7d

Trump officials illegally sought to silence pro-Palestinian voices, judge says: "They did so in order to strike fear" and "chill speech"

Trump officials illegally sought to silence pro-Palestinian voices, judge says

Court says lawful immigrants share full speech rights.

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 7d

The unusual ruling delivered a searing rebuke to the Trump administration on grounds of violating the First Amendment.

Judge Finds Rubio and Noem Intentionally Targeted Pro-Palestine Activists to Chill Speech

The unusual ruling considered the Trump administration’s targeting of students a clear violation of the First Amendment.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 7d

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's targeting of pro-Palestinian students for deportation is an illegal suppression of free speech. Attorney Alex Abdo from @knightcolumbia.org, who argued the case, calls it a "historic decision."

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 7d

Very proud of my colleagues right now--especially @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social and @alexabdo.bsky.social. But we could not have got this far without the superb trial lawyers at Sher Tremonte. Grateful to them for all of the time and energy they put into this case. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 7d

Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted pro-Palestinian students in searing rebuke.

Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted pro-Palestinian students in searing rebuke

A judge gave a blistering assessment of the Trump administration's efforts to go after international students who expressed pro-Palestinian views on college campuses.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 7d

A federal judge appointed by President Reagan heavily criticizes the Trump administration's crackdown on free speech as he ruled in favor of foreign students the government has targeted for their support of Palestinian rights.

Federal judge criticizes Trump over free speech in ruling for student protesters

Judge William Young included in the decision his response to an anonymous person who sent him a threatening note.

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 7d

In recent weeks, there have been multiple reports of law enforcement officers intimidating, arresting, and detaining members of the press documenting #ICE activities and reporting on protests. See statements from @katygb.bsky.social & @nadinefj.bsky.social below. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

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Zach Montague @zjmontague.bsky.social · 7d

In a scorching opinion, Judge Young, the Reagan appointee who once seemed deeply skeptical of this lawsuit, filed a broadside against the Trump administration’s threats against all the pro-Palestinian demonstrators targeted for deportation, which he said flew in the face of the First Amendment.

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 7d

"Blistering opinion" is absolutely right. But this principled, outraged ruling is an entirely appropriate response to Trump's effort to imprison and deport people for their constitutionally protected speech. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro-Palestinian students

Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendment

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7d

Trump-backed targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists for deportation is unlawful, US judge rules reut.rs/42ikvOq

Trump-backed targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists for deportation is unlawful, US judge rules

A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration chilled free speech in violation of the U.S. Constitution by adopting a policy of revoking the visas of foreign students and faculty who engage in pro-Palestinian advocacy, and arresting, detaining and deporting them.

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 7d

⬇️ NEWS: “This is a historic ruling that should have immediate implications for the Trump administration’s policies. If the First Amendment means anything, it means the government can’t imprison people simply because it disagrees with their political views."
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In Landmark Ruling, Federal Court Says Trump Administration Violated First Amendment By Deporting Foreign Citizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

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