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The Intercept helped unseal an affidavit revealing how ICE got a “judicial fig leaf” to search two Columbia students’ dorm rooms.
For some members of the WhatsApp group, speaking out for Palestine and criticizing Israel are tantamount to supporting Hamas.
Marco Rubio justified Khalil’s arrest using the same protest-related charges Columbia brought against him — but dismissed a day later.
The law behind the warrants bars concealment of people in the country illegally, yet the students were legal residents living on campus.
“It’s a terribly unusual thing,” a lawyer said about sealed affidavits in an investigation of alleged pro-Palestine vandalism.
“I wanted to center Palestine,” a Harvard commencement speaker told The Intercept. Read and watch her speech.
The Republican-appointed judges could influence future rulings on defendants’ rights amid Trump’s free speech crackdown.
Divinity School insiders said Harvard’s practices are at odds with the public perception that the university is fighting Trump.
Trying to pass laws to defend protesters’ rights is a lonely battle on Capitol Hill.
Known for targeting celebrities like Ms. Rachel, the pro-Israel blacklist also goes after private individuals who post in solidarity with Palestine.
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