Free speech
Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes
Paxson said she planned to leave her job a year earlier, but extended her tenure at the university to "navigate a federal funding freeze that imperiled our mission."
I left Germany looking for free speech and found it in a room full of Israelis, Arabs, and Iranians
Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with terrorism, issues arrest warrant
Trump teleprompter operator accused of placing insider bets on presidential speech scripts
Federal judge orders Mahmoud Khalil to be released by Friday on $1 bond
Khalil was the first leader of last year’s pro-Palestinian student protests to be arrested under the Trump administration’s push to deport non-citizens who they said fueled antisemitism on campuses.
HRW decries German proposal to revoke citizenship of antisemites, terror supporters
HRW warned the proposal lacked definitions for antisemites and terrorist supporters, risking arbitrary enforcement without clear legal safeguards.
'It's up to us to fix this': Obama urges universities to defend academic freedom
“The idea of cancelling a speaker who comes to your campus, trying to shout them down and not letting them speak [...] that’s not what America should be about," Obama said.
Ben-Gurion University lifts suspension on lecturer who criticized IDF, Israel
The suspension was lifted on Tuesday after the lecturer apologized and said he would refrain from posting content that could offend or harm students in the future.
Meta drops restrictions which protected LGBTQ community
Meta's global policy chief stated, "It’s not right that things can be said on TV or the floor of Congress but not on our platforms."
NJ Congressman denounces Rutgers faculty for adopting BDS resolution
Gottheimer said that the resolution was antisemitic and called for a state university to divest and cut academic affiliations from a key democratic ally.
US appeals court upholds TikTok law forcing its sale
The ruling is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Can Israel navigate dissenting voices without undermining democracy? – editorial
'Haaretz' backlash highlights free speech, financial pressure, and democracy under stress/
Sweden to prosecute two men over Quran burnings
Two men will be tried for burning the Koran in Sweden, charged with inciting hate against Muslims.
'Rampant antisemitism on campus': Free speech vs. civil rights in schools
Concerns about campus climate are heightened as students return to school after a contentious spring marked by anti-Israel demonstrations.
