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Judge Blocks Deportation Threats for Free Speech | Kansas City News
A California federal judge just struck down the government’s use of deportation threats to silence critics of Israel’s Gaza war — a major win for The Stanford Daily, whose international student reporters feared speaking out. The ruling reaffirms that free speech and press protections apply equally to noncitizens, violating both First and Fifth Amendments. Building on last year’s Boston decision, the judge condemned retaliation against Palestinians’ supporters and even drew parallels to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. She warned this tactic could expand to anyone expressing unpopular views — a…
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