DC residents post signs marking locations where ICE “abducted” migrants, White House calls campaign “untrue smears” that fuel violence against officers.
MIT rejects Trump compact exchanging federal funding for adoption of administration priorities on gender, admissions and campus speech.
Federal judge rejects indictment after prosecutors bypassed federal grand jury that declined to charge man, calling Trump-era tactic an “unprecedented workaround” of justice system.
Cards Against Humanity removes game rules to avoid Trump tariffs, reclassifies as information material and donates all profits to American Library Association to fight censorship.
Country star and fourth-generation Navy vet Zach Bryan says song snippet criticizing ICE and police was “misconstrued” after White House denounced lyrics and Homeland Security official told him to “stick to Pink Skies.”
ACLU holds free national protest safety and know your rights training Monday at 8 p.m. ahead of Oct. 18 nationwide No Kings protests against Trump’s abuses of power.
Religious organizations, health care providers, unions and educators sue Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning hospitals will lose medical staff and churches will lose pastors.
Federal workers union sues Education Dept. for manipulating civil servants’ out-of-office emails without consent to blame Democrats for shutdown, claiming First Amendment violation.
Newsom threatens to cut state funding to California universities that sign Trump compact requiring closure of departments hostile to conservatives, 15% cap on international students, and acceptance of administration’s gender definitions.
Jane Fonda relaunches father’s McCarthy-era First Amendment committee with 550 celebrities after FCC chair threatened broadcasters over Kimmel’s comments on Kirk’s death, prompting temporary removal from air.
