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Oct 21, 2025 Judge William Young issued a 161-page ruling finding deportations of pro-Palestinian activists violated First Amendment rights Corroborated Institutions and Governance
A federal judge found the administration's use of an overly broad antisemitism definition to deport activists constituted an assault on protected speech.
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- Judge Young issues 161-page ruling blocking deportations of pro-Palestinian activists — Judge William Young in Boston issued a scathing 161-page ruling last month finding that Trump administration efforts to deport non-citizen pro-Palestinian activists and academics violated their First Amendment rights and were conducted under an "unconstitutionally broad definition of antisemitism." Young, a Reagan appointee, concluded the deportations lacked due process and constituted a "full-throated assault on the first amendment."
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Week 40 – 2025-10-18–2025-10-24
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