Editors’ Note: On an amicus brief in support of The Stanford Daily

Editors’ Note: On an amicus brief in support of The Stanford Daily

On Wednesday night, The Brown Daily Herald, Inc. joined 54 other student news organizations and newsroom leaders in signing an amicus curiae brief filed by the Student Press Law Center in support of The Stanford Daily in Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation et al. v. Rubio.In their lawsuit, the Daily challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio's use of federal immigration law to trigger deportation proceedings against international students for c…

Free Speech Advocates File Amicus Brief in Support of Stanford University's Student Newspaper : Indybay

SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, 2025 — The ACLU of Northern California and several organizations fighting for free speech, academic freedom, and press rights, filed an amicus brief to support a First Amendment challenge brought by the Stanford Daily student newspaper and two noncitizen Stanford University students against Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The lawsuit challenges the Trump administration’s unla…

Letter from the Editor: The Emerald joins legal filing in defense of free speech

This week, the Emerald Media Group joined a national amicus brief led by the Student Press Law Center and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression in support of The Stanford Daily’s lawsuit against the United States government. The case alleges that the government has targeted international students at Stanford for their participation in student journalism and that these actions have led to self-censorship and fear across student news…