Ms. Ozturk testified that she had been confined with 23 other women in a space intended for 14 people. Stress and the smells of cleaning […]
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Detained Tufts Student Must Be Moved to Vermont, Court Rules
A Tufts University doctoral student who was arrested by masked federal agents in March must be returned to Vermont from a detention facility in Louisiana, […]
Was First Amendment Violated in Student Arrests? Trump Lawyer Won’t Say.
During a Tuesday hearing on the fate of two international students facing deportation, an appeals court judge asked a key question of the Trump administration. […]
Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump
Dr. Alan Garber, president of Harvard, disagrees with President Trump about many things. He is fighting Mr. Trump as the federal government tries to strip […]
Courts Block Trump From Withholding School Funds Over D.E.I., for Now
President Trump was dealt a setback in his plans for American public education, as three federal judges issued separate rulings on Thursday pausing his ability […]
Jewish Groups and Synagogues Defend Students Detained by ICE
They are a group of progressive Jewish organizations and congregations, and they are coming to the defense of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Muslim graduate student at […]
Immigration Judge Rules Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, but Legal Hurdles Remain
An immigration judge in Louisiana found on Friday that the Trump administration could deport Mahmoud Khalil, granting the government an early victory in its efforts […]
Nearly 150 Students Have Had Visas Revoked and Could Face Deportation
At least 147 international students were abruptly stripped of their ability to stay in the United States in recent days, according to universities and media […]
Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion. The illusion is that the institutions are […]
Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up for Core Values
Former President Barack Obama, in a campus speech on Thursday, urged universities to resist attacks from the federal government that violate their academic freedom. He […]