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Washington — A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Secretary of State Marco Rubio violated the First Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation in order to strike fear into international students and curb lawful speech. In a 161-page decision, U.S. District Judge William Young delivered a blistering assessment of the Trump administration’s …

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday heavily criticized the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech as he ruled in favor of foreign students the government has targeted for their support of Palestinian rights. Massachusetts-based Judge William Young, an appointee of President Ronald Reagan, ruled that foreign students enjoy the same free speech protections under the Constitution’s First Amendment as …

BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judged said Tuesday in a scathing ruling directly and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump and his policies as serious threats to free speech. U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston agreed with several university associations …

Federal prosecutors urged a judge on Tuesday to sentence Sean “Diddy” Combs to 11 years and three months in prison after he was found guilty this summer on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. The sentencing recommendation was filed shortly after midnight early on Tuesday, and just several days ahead of Combs’s sentencing, which is scheduled for Friday. …

Judge excoriates Trump in blistering decision calling efforts to deport pro-Palestinian academics illegal  Politico Trump administration illegally targeted pro-Palestinian protesters, judge rules  The Washington Post ‘Full-throated assault on the First Amendment’: Judge rips into Trump over attempts to deport pro-Palestinian academics  CNN Judge finds Trump administration violated constitutional rights of pro-Palestinian protesters  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos GOP-Appointed Judge Issues …

Read: Judge pauses Trump administration’s VOA cuts in scathing order  Axios Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs  CNN Federal judge blocks Voice of America mass terminations in scathing ruling against Lake  Fox News Judge pauses cuts to US Agency for Global Media  Politico Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff  The New York Times Source …

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, citing one of his accusers who said she lives in fear of the music mogul’s release from detention. “His crimes of conviction are serious and have warranted sentences over ten years …

Judge blocks Kari Lake from laying off over 500 Voice of America staffers  The Washington Post Judge suspends Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs  CNN Judge pauses cuts to US Agency for Global Media  Politico Read: Judge pauses Trump administration’s VOA cuts in scathing order  Axios Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff  The New York Times …

A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs …

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction …