Chilling Dissent
NYU Law About-Face: Students Can Take Exams Without Swearing Off Protests
NYU Law reversed course on its demand that students renounce protests to take finals — but they are still banned from most school buildings.
Justice
The War on Immigrants
“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case
“We are concerned at the appearance of targeting publicly pro-union worker leaders,” said a union official about a raid in western New York.
Chilling Dissent
Police Shot Them in the Head With Rubber Bullets. Now UCLA Gaza Protesters Are Suing.
A day after being attacked by a pro-Israel mob, protesters were shot by rubber bullets — whose use is restricted by California law.
Chilling Dissent
NYU Demands Law Students Renounce Protests or Be Barred From Sitting Final Exams
After being banned from campus buildings following peaceful sit-ins, students said the disciplinary processes broke from school policies.
Voices
Cops Are Already Unleashed. Trump Is Telling Them to Run Wild.
With his new executive order on policing, Trump just wants to make sure he’s the one holding the lead.
Voices
How the New York Times Distorts the Antisemitism Debate on College Campuses
Harvard released dueling reports on antisemitism and anti-Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim bias. Guess which one the Times emphasized?
The War on Immigrants
Students Are Winning in Court Against Trump’s Deportation Regime
In key victories for students, judges ruled to release Mohsen Mahdawi and allow Mahmoud Khalil’s case to advance in federal court.
Democrats Had a Shot at Protecting Journalists From Trump. They Blew It.
Senate Democrats had a legislative path to shield journalists and their sources from surveillance and subpoenas. They didn’t act.
Voices
Judges Are Slowing Down Trump’s Fascist Deportation Regime. Now He’s Arresting Them For It.
In the absence of opposition party challenges and disempowered labor, courts are one of the few sites of meaningful pushback on Trump’s agenda.
Chilling Dissent
Trump Doesn't Need an Executive Order to Kill Progressive Nonprofits
Fearing retribution from Trump, major donors to progressive organizations are holding back at a time when they need it most.