Virtually every flashpoint in American politics right now involves the First Amendment right to free speech and free expression.

In text messages, the 20-year-old described himself as a “Jew hater,” and called Jewish people “worthless,” court documents revealed.

While tensions escalate as protests against ICE continue to grip major cities, plans are underway for "No Kings" demonstrations across the U.S.

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By Dr. Evelyn Uddin-khan When Columbia University succumbed to political pressure and betrayed its students to law enforcement, many former students were shocked and bewildered at this selling of its students for money.

Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.

Celeste Gamble was in Columbia University’s Butler Library, studying for her final exams, when about a hundred student protesters launched an occupation of the reading room. It was the latest eruption of ongoing pro-Palestine protests on campus.

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to order the release of the Columbia University protester from an immigration lockup, saying the Trump administration missed an appeal deadline.

Protests against the Trump administration are set to take place in and around New York City Saturday as part of nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations.The protests coincide with Saturday's military parade in Washington,