Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel and others in its quest to deport noncitizens who the government says have disrupted college campuses as they expressed their views.

Citing the importance of the First Amendment, a federal judge in California says the U.S. government is unconstitutionally silencing critics of Israel’s war in Gaza and others as part of the Trump administration ‘s quest to deport noncitizens who it says disrupted college campuses while expressing their views.

Judge Noël Wise, in a ruling Friday, delivered a victory for The Stanford Daily, the student newspaper at Stanford University, which has said some international students were afraid to speak out because of the deportation threat.

“Freedom of speech is illusory if we are only ‘free’ to express complementary views about the government and its leaders,” the judge wrote.

  • nkat2112@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    30·
    9 days ago

    Wise cited retaliation in March 2025 by U.S. immigration authorities against people who engaged in speech supporting the Palestinians and against Israel’s actions — which a growing number of experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, have said amount to genocide. The judge also cited retaliation against people who were critical of Charlie Kirk after the Turning Point USA co-founder was assassinated last September.

    Thank you. I’m very grateful to this judge and others who have cited the First Amendment in ruling against the current fascist US administration.

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
      19·
      9 days ago

      When we take this country back, we need to go through these judges, and find the Eileen Cannons, and interrogate them heavily. If they’ve taken their seats, or ruled at all, with MAGA in mind, they should lose their law licenses, and go to prison. Cannon certainly was coordinating with Trump and MAGA, and was conspiring to let him off the hook for the most egregious treason committed by any president, and probably any other traitor in American history. She is an accomplice to treason and conspiracy, and should spend the rest of her life in prison. She is lucky it never got to trial, because if she had let him go, she’d be facing the death penalty.

      Other judges, like the one in Texas who gave DECADES-long sentences to people who were exercising their 1st Amendment rights, who have conspired with MAGA against the Constitution, should suffer as well. Future judges must learn that their loyalty is to the Constitution, not their political party.

      • TheMadCodger@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        “Now is not the time for partisan rhetoric, but instead we should put this all behind us” or whatever it is they say after ever major turnover instead of actually doing something to hold them accountable.

      • BillCheddar@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 days ago

        Quick note: If the government refuses, private citizens can always rise up, form your own League of Justice, and rain down hell on all these piece of shit traitors.

        You don’t need the permission of corrupted organizations.