![A Reagan-appointed judge is accusing top Trump officials of using immigration power as a speech-chilling cudgel, and heβs preparing a tailored remedy aimed at stopping βretributionβ against academics.
β [T]he cabinet secretaries β¦ are not honoring the First Amendment.β
β [W]hat happened here is an unconstitutional conspiracy β¦ to chill β¦ First Amendment β¦ rights.β
β [I]tβs fairly clear that this president believes, as an authoritarian β¦ everyone β¦ is going to toe the line absolutely.β
William G. Young, U.S. District Judge (Boston hearing on remedies, 15-Jan-2026; as reported by Reuters and The Washington Post)
ββNo lawβ means βno law.ββ
William G. Young, Findings of Fact and Rulings of Law (30-Sep-2025)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wnhlwfb44kfyi4gb6yc2tvbz/bafkreihhnyl6mjwekyegmxqt5qbjdfeyh7khk3pglobrskme4bbb6myz4u)
A Reagan-appointed judge is accusing top Trump officials of using immigration power as a speech-chilling cudgel, and heβs preparing a tailored remedy aimed at stopping βretributionβ against academics. β [T]he cabinet secretaries β¦ are not honoring the First Amendment.β β [W]hat happened here is an unconstitutional conspiracy β¦ to chill β¦ First Amendment β¦ rights.β β [I]tβs fairly clear that this president believes, as an authoritarian β¦ everyone β¦ is going to toe the line absolutely.β William G. Young, U.S. District Judge (Boston hearing on remedies, 15-Jan-2026; as reported by Reuters and The Washington Post) ββNo lawβ means βno law.ββ William G. Young, Findings of Fact and Rulings of Law (30-Sep-2025)
βοΈπ£οΈπ§π¨ Judge says Rubio + Noem ran an βunconstitutional conspiracyβ to chill pro-Palestinian campus speech via arrests, detention, and deportation threats; remedy order due 22-Jan-2026. #FirstAmendment #ChillingEffect #CampusSpeech
