A Department of Justice lawyer argued to an appeals court on Tuesday that a lower court’s decision to block activist Mahmoud Khalil’s detention and removal was “fundamentally flawed” and should be reversed. DOJ lawyer Drew Ensign’s arguments came as he faced pointed questions during a hearing from the U.S. Court …
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked key parts of Texas’ new law limiting expression on campuses after dark, preventing the University of Texas System from enforcing a ban on overnight expression as well as restrictions on inviting outside speakers and using amplified sounds during the last two weeks of a …
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Students attending the Turning Point USA “This Is The Turning Point” tour at the University of Oklahoma event Thursday overwhelmingly agreed with punitive measures for foreigners who have made vile remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The State Department on Tuesday said the U.S. isn’t obligated to take in …
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Three labor unions filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing that the federal government violated the First Amendment rights of visa holders legally in the U.S. by using a program to search their social media for specific viewpoints, including criticism of the U.S. government and Israel. United …
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The chancellor of Rutgers University said the institution is committed to academic freedom and will be launching a safety review and “academic freedom” task force amid the ongoing controversy surroundingAntifa-aligned professor Mark Bray. “I write today to reaffirm Rutgers University’s unwavering commitment to academic freedom and freedom of expression—values that …
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The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit supporting a Georgia teacher who said that the “world is a bit safer without him,” referring to Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was assassinated in September. The lawsuit, filed by the SPLC and the Georgia Association of Educators on …
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Why would any university fear a pledge to uphold free speech, viewpoint diversity and academic excellence? The answer tells us everything. On Oct. 1, 2025, President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon introduced the Compact for Academic Excellence, a proposal that invites universities to commit to core principles in …
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