US EditionJudge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests
Judge William Young ruled that the Trump administration's policy to deport over 5,000 pro-Palestinian students violated First Amendment rights by targeting political speech.
- A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally targeted non-citizens involved in pro-Palestinian advocacy, violating the First Amendment.
- Judge William Young stated the administration's actions created a chilling effect on free speech, particularly on college campuses.
- The lawsuit was initiated by groups, including the American Association of University Professors, after immigration agents arrested a Columbia University graduate.
- Judge Young criticized the administration for targeting individuals based on protected speech, emphasizing that such retribution is forbidden by the First Amendment.
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Federal judge launches scathing broadside of Trump's efforts to deport pro-Palestinian protesters
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration unconstitutionally violated the free speech rights of pro-Palestinian protesters and academics — saying in a blistering 161-page order that the actions had a chilling effect on college campuses nationwide. U.S. District Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee who was nominated to the federal bench in Boston more than 40 years ago, did not mince his words in his decision. He excoriated t…
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US judge rules Trump admin arrests of pro-Palestinian students illegal
The Trump administration's policy of arresting and trying to deport international students for protesting in support of the Palestinians is blatant and illegal suppression of free speech, a judge said Tuesday.
Reagan-appointed judge blasts White House in 'most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era'
Senior U.S. District Judge William Young — a Ronald Reagan appointee — included a photocopy of a postcard sent to him by an anonymous critic complaining of judicial power in U.S. government.Young, a U.S. District Judge in Boston, ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s policy of targeting foreign students and faculty for pro-Palestinian activism violated the First Amendment’s free speech protections. He included with his decision a scornfu…
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