US District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington ruled that the #Trump executive order to cease funding for #NPR & #PBS is unlawful & unenforceable. The judge said the #FirstAmendment right to #FreeSpeech “does not tolerate #ViewpointDiscrimination & #retaliation of this type.”
“It is difficult to […]
#PeteHegseth #ViewpointDiscrimination #FreedomOfThePress #Censorship www.rawstory.com/hegseth-court/
A federal judge strikes down #pentagon limits on the press calling them unconstitutional due to #ViewpointDiscrimination (because the limits constrain editorial viewpoint). The only stories that can be published are “those favorable to or spoon-fed by the government”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/u...
#Trump: " #BigMedia practices #viewpointdiscrimination and outrageously #factchecks Americans trying to use their #FirstAmendment Rights."
Also #Trump: "Here's a new official federal government list of fake, subversive, lying, seditious, evil, terrible, treasonous news outlets we don't like." […]
This is 100% the Malicious Practices Act of 1933 aka "Ordinance for the Defense against Malicious Attacks against the Government"
#Trump #fascism #ThoughtPolice #dissent #ViewpointDiscrimination #NaziInformants #law #Fir...
#democracy #usa #gop #fascists
👉 Vote 'em Out!
This is 100% the Malicious Practices Act 1933 aka "Ordinance for the Defense against Malicious Attacks against the Government"
#Trump #fascism #ThoughtPolice #dissent #ViewpointDiscrimination #NaziInformants #law #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfReligion
‘Polarizing’ *journalist* #BariWeiss to become #CBSNews editor-in-chief in wake of controversial #Paramount merger
Opponents say Weiss’s ‘anti-woke’, pro-Israel stance will be like ‘dropping a grenade’ in the newsroom
#FourthEstate #journalism #media #Trump #censorship #ViewpointDiscrimination […]
Clay Higgins sounds just like Robert Rico, right?
Here is what Clay Higgins recently said:
#BanForLife #SpeechPolice #ThoughtPolice #censorship #viewpointdiscrimination #speech #copagnada #fakenews #brokennews #FirstAmendment
Robert Rico of the LAPD union once called out for a "lifetime ban"😱 of my legal speech on social media.
Here is what Robert Rico said to Los Angeles ABC fake news.
#BanForLife #SpeechPolice #ThoughtPolice #censorship #viewpointdiscrimination #speech #copagnada #fakenews
USCIS Policy Memorandum SUBJECT: Restoring a Rigorous, Holistic, and Comprehensive Good Moral Character Evaluation Standard for Aliens Applying for Naturalization P1
USCIS Policy Memorandum SUBJECT: Restoring a Rigorous, Holistic, and Comprehensive Good Moral Character Evaluation Standard for Aliens Applying for Naturalization P2-3
The new #policy on "anti-Americanism" comes days after the #Trump admin tightened standards for #naturalization, moving away from a standard where the required "good moral character" is shown by an absence of disqualifying offenses to a rule where applicants must […]
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The full #policy memo is here. The #Trump administration says that it will use its discretion to deny immigration #benefits to anyone it deems to have supported a group with "anti-American ideologies" or engaged in "anti-American activities."
#immigration #law #Constitution #CivilRights […]
USCIS Policy Alert SUBJECT: Clarifying Discretionary Factors in Certain Immigration Benefit Requests Purpose U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the factors that officers may consider in certain benefit requests where an exercise of discretion is required, including factors relating to aliens' past requests for parole and any involvement in anti-American or terrorist organizations.…
Via Aaron Melnick:
#McCarthyism returns to #immigration #law, as #USCIS announces that it will begin screening applicants for immigration benefits for "Anti-America ideologies or activities." The term has no prior precedent in immigration law & its definition is […]
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Judge denies to order the release of #MahmoudKhalil saying his preliminary injunction did not block the admin from detaining him on bases *other than* Secretary #MarcoRubio determination.
[under what other rationale is he being detained then???] […]
Honorable Michael E. Farbiarz United States District Judge District of New Jersey Martin Luther King Building… Re: Khalil v. Trump, et al., No. 2:25-cv-1963… Dear Judge Farbiarz, Mr. Khalil submits this letter to respectfully request this Court order Mr. Khalil's release pursuant to this Court's June 11, 2025 order & opinion enjoining Mr. Khalil's removal & detention based on the Secretary of State's determination.…In accordance with the Court's Order, Mr. Khalil has satisfied the requirements for this preliminary injunction & has posted his Bond.…The Government has not filed a notice of appeal of this Court's Order by the Court-ordered deadline for the preliminary injunction to be in effect. Nor has the Government represented that Mr. Khalil is being detained based on any ground other than the one the Court enjoined. See Exhibit A (email exchange between Respondents & Mr. Khalil's immigration Counsel). The Government has declined to provide information about plans for Mr. Khalil's release today.…Consistent with the Court's factual finding that "it is overwhelmingly likely that the Petitioner would not be detained based solely on the lawful-permanent-resident application charge," & that "detention almost surely flows from the Secretary of State's determination," this Court should order his release forthwith…. Respectfully submitted, Liza Weisherg AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW CLEAR PROJECT JERSEY FOUNDATION
Lawyers for #MahmoudKhalil ask Judge Farbiarz, who is overseeing his case, to explicitly order his #release from #immigration #detention.
The judge's order was ambiguous on this, & the admin has not made clear whether it will, in fact, release him at 9:30 (CT) […]
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When reading this remember #Trump conflates #humanitarian concerns for #Palestinians living in #Gaza with constant #Israel attacks while facing starvation & disease as #antisemitism.
#DHS to Begin Screening *Aliens’* #SocialMedia Activity for Antisemitism
#immigration #law #Constitution […]
![[first paragraph] “On behalf of the United States Department of State, the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Office hereby informs you that additional information became available after your visa was issued. As a result, your F-1 visa with expiration date XXXXX was revoked in accordance with Section 221(i) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z5dcgwxgfgqj72dyuzkp6nu2/bafkreicik3ocgv6wlp6yzyffuwr762wk4z5edxh6led4aiyj3yrrudufry)
[first paragraph] “On behalf of the United States Department of State, the Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Office hereby informs you that additional information became available after your visa was issued. As a result, your F-1 visa with expiration date XXXXX was revoked in accordance with Section 221(i) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended."
Here is the text of the email sent to hundreds of international #students telling them that
their #visas have been revoked due to #activism or #SocialMedia posts.
#Trump #immigration #law #Constitution #CivilRights #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly […]
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In a March 27 news conference, Secretary Rubio reaffirmed that the reason for Rümeysa's arrest & detention was her actual & perceived pro-Palestinian speech & political activity. At the conference, a member of the media asked Secretary Rubio to explain the specific actions that led to Rümeysa's visa being revoked. The Secretary responded "oh, we revoked her visa," & continued: “We gave you a visa to come & study & get a degree not to become a social activist that tears up our university campuses. And if we've given you a visa & then you decide do that we're going to take it away. We don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back & do it in your country. But you're not going to do it in our country." Secretary Rubio added: "Every time I find one of these lunatics I take away their visa," suggesting that hundreds of visas have been revoked in furtherance of the administration's Policy of targeting noncitizens for their pro-Palestinian speech.'
#RümeysaÖztürk's filing contains a paragraph each on the similar treatment of #RanjaniSrinivasan, #MahmoudKahlil, #YunseoChung, #BadarKhanSuri, & #MomodouTaal.
It also quotes 🤬 #MarcoRubio:
#immigration #law #ExtraordinaryRendition #StateSponsoredAbduction […]
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More from Axios:
#ColumbiaUniversity agreed to some of the #Trump admin's demands after some $400 million in federal grants & contracts were pulled from the university over allegations of antisemitism, per a university memo shared Friday.
#law #Constitution #CivilRights #FreeSpeech […]
Judge denies #Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss #GreenCard holder #MahmoudKhalil’s challenge to his #deportation
#immigration #law #Constitution #FreedomOfAssembly #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #CivilRights #dissent #ViewPointDiscrimination […]
#DavidFrench #EdMartin #GeorgetownLaw #DEI #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #TrumpAdministration #GovernmentCensorship #ViewpointDiscrimination #LegalExperts #JesuitCatholicSchool #PerkinsCoie #CovingtonBurling #PoliticalAdversaries #ConstitutionalRights #FreeSpeech #PrivateInstitutions
“I will always be thankful for the opportunity I was given to work alongside a team of opinion #journalists whose commitment to strong, innovative, reported commentary inspired me every day,” #DavidShipley wrote.
#WashingtonPost #JeffBezos #UnitedStates #press #journalism #billionaires […]
Leavitt did not provide specific details of how the plan might work, but it would allow #Trump and his aides to handpick which #reporters & #media personalities were granted the ability to ask him questions & observe his behavior at specific events.
#transparency #ViewpointDiscrimination […]
The reporters who witness the events distribute a series of “pool reports” to a wider group of journalists, including hundreds of #news outlets that cover his daily activities & remarks.
The pool is most often made up of #journalists from organizations like CNN, Reuters, The Associated Press […]
