The “Palestine Exception”
On The Intercept Briefing, we discuss college crackdowns on Palestine solidarity protests and the chilling effect on free speech.
340 posts found for ‘campus protest’
She’s Challenging an AIPAC Democrat. A National Progressive Group Wants In.
Past challengers to California Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez have run up against big spending from special interest groups.
October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division”
Four lawsuits alleging Hamas ties against Students for Justice in Palestine, the AP, UNRWA, and a cryptocurrency exchange share many of the same plaintiffs.
The Disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil
Civil rights attorney Edward Ahmed Mitchell and journalist Meghnad Bose discuss the profound implications Khalil’s case raises for free speech and due process.
ICE Secretly Hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Retaliation, Lawyers Allege
By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say.
MIT Student Condemned Genocide — So ADL Chief Said She Helped Cause Boulder Attack
Jonathan Greenblatt falsely accused graduating students and streamer Hasan Piker of spreading antisemitic lies — and called on Trump to stop them.
Trump Brags He “Brought Back Free Speech” Hours After Calling to Ban “Illegal” Protests
On the same day he floated cutting funding at schools hosting “illegal” protests, Trump took a free speech victory lap.
In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests
The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban.
Dems for Some Reason Expect Trump to Follow the Law on Detention of Mahmoud Khalil
“I expect the Department of Justice to work within the confines of the law,” one House Democrat said.
Gaza Changed the World
There is no more status quo, no going back, and yet, after the ceasefire, so much will remain the same.