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Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million suit over 3-month ICE detention
Last week, Khalil accused government officials of conspiring with conservative and Zionist groups to target pro-Palestinian activists.
Witness identities in First Amendment case over pro-Palestine demonstrations must be revealed, judge rules
Sixteen students say Arizona State University President Michael Crow retaliated against their exercise of free speech when he suspended them following their participation in a protest against U.S. military aid to Israel in the Israeli-Hamas War.
Judge pauses California 'Truth in Recycling' law before it goes into effect
California is barred from enforcing the law restricting recyclability claims on packaging while its constitutionality is being litigated.
Activists accuse Trump of chilling free speech with ICC sanctions
“The list of potential abuses is virtually endless,” two human rights groups claim in their five-count suit against Trump over challenges to ICC investigations.
Judge freezes travel ban on foreign misinformation researchers
The State Department used the policy to suspend visas for a Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his colleagues for handing down a 27-year sentence against former President Jair Bolsonaro in 2025.
Landlords lose appeal challenging NYC broker fee ban
The city showed that broker fees harm housing affordability and mobility, and that the FARE Act helps alleviate them, the judges determined.
Judge strikes defamation lawsuit against San Diego journalist over data center reporting
A San Diego Superior Court judge struck down a defamation complaint against a San Diego area reporter, ruling his coverage of a proposed Imperial Valley data center was protected speech.
Feds urge Ninth Circuit for continued tear gas use at Portland ICE facility
The appeals court previously stayed two preliminary injunctions that blocked federal agents from deploying tear gas and other chemical munitions outside the Portland ICE facility.
Trump urges Iowa judge to keep 2024 political poll lawsuit alive
The Register seeks to dismiss the case saying Trump’s suit fails from the start under the First Amendment’s protection of the press reporting political news.
Jewish man denied franchise by Christian auto repair company takes fight to Fifth Circuit
A prospective franchisee is asking the appeals court to depart from precedent and apply a 19th-century civil rights law to people of the Jewish faith.
Faculty unions accuse Texas Tech of lecture hall censorship
Faculty at the Texas Tech University System say they're being silenced on topics such as race, sexual orientation and diversity.