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Deep Dive
Don’t Assume the First Amendment Will Thwart Trump’s Pro-Censorious Agenda
With Trump in the Oval Office, the U.S. Supreme Court will find itself having to answer questions it has sidestepped for years.
By Jameel JafferRecent
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Deep Dive: Federal Funding and the First Amendment
Congress Could Do Something About the Weaponization of Federal Funding to Silence Speech. For Now, It Probably Won’t.
What Congress can do to take back control of the funding process
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Deep Dive: Federal Funding and the First Amendment
Federal Funding as a Jawbone
The First Amendment's prohibition on jawboning makes the government's attempts to suppress speech at universities like Harvard unconstitutional
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Deep Dive: Federal Funding and the First Amendment
The Strange Use of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard to Control Teaching and Learning
The Trump administration is distorting Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to justify its assertion of control over universities
By Olatunde C. Johnson
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Deep Dive
Title VI, Palestine, and the Interpretation of Speech
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Deep Dive
Does Title VI Require Private Universities to Restrict Student Speech?
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Deep Dive
Title VI as a Jawbone
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Deep Dive
Student Protests, Title VI, and the First Amendment
By Jameel Jaffer
Litigation

Press Statement
USDA Reverses Course, Commits to Restore Purged Climate Webpages in Response to Farmers’ Lawsuit
The Trump administration will restore access to vital resources for climate-smart agriculture, forest conservation, climate change adaptation, and rural clean energy projects
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Essays and Scholarship
Protecting Immigrant Activists From U.S. Government Retaliation: Lessons From First Amendment Litigation
Immigrant activists in the U.S. face legal and structural barriers when fighting First Amendment retaliation.
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Essays and Scholarship
AI as Normal Technology
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Litigation

Press Statement
Fourth Circuit Revives Challenge to Policy Silencing Immigration Judges
The independence of agencies charged with protecting employee rights has been compromised by Trump administration, court suggests
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