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Govt official seeking to shred our Bill of Rights love to accuse others of opposing American values. We would know, we were founded as the National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee. It's those who oppose free speech who undermine our democracy.

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We are deeply disturbed that another Palestinian activist has been taken into custody, likely in retaliation for political speech. The Trump administration is clearly abusing immigration enforcement in order to wage war on the First Amendment.

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Defending Rights & Dissent joins this coalition in calling on Sen. Cassidy to drop the political investigation of AMP and acknowledge the importance of the First Amendment right to free expression

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Free speech except for Palestine: X is censoring our Policy Director @chipgibbons.bsky.social’s posts condemning the Israeli killing of 14-year-old Palestinian American Mohammed Rabea. Why is Elon Musk shielding Israel and the U.S. from basic accountability??

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Bombing civilian infrastructure is a war crime under international humanitarian law. Without Congressional approval, Trump's bombing is unconstitutional. Tell Congress to reclaim their war powers and halt this madness now secure.rightsanddissent.org/a/trump-yemen-…

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The bond hearing for Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk was closed off to the press — this is deeply disturbing. Fair trials are not conducted in secret. What does ICE have to hide?

The bond hearing for Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk was closed off to the press — this is deeply disturbing. Fair trials are not conducted in secret. What does ICE have to hide?
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Michigan police and the FBI raided the private homes of pro-Palestinian activists yesterday. This is a shocking affront to the First Amendment and a disturbing escalation of the war on free speech.

Michigan police and the FBI raided the private homes of pro-Palestinian activists yesterday. This is a shocking affront to the First Amendment and a disturbing escalation of the war on free speech.
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We are extremely disturbed that the Trump administration is moving to make it easier to spy on journalists and out their sources. Unfortunately, Chuck Schumer failed to pass the bipartisan PRESS Act, paving the way for today.

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“If the Trump administration has any shred of justice in it, Mahdawi must be released immediately.” -- Bernie Sanders at a rally for imprisoned student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested at his own citizenship appointment earlier this month and who returns to court tomorrow.

“If the Trump administration has any shred of justice in it, Mahdawi must be released immediately.” -- <a href="/SenSanders/">Bernie Sanders</a> at a rally for imprisoned student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested at his own citizenship appointment earlier this month and who returns to court tomorrow.
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BREAKING NEWS: Mohsen Mahdawi goes free! Mahdawi was targeted for his First Amendment protected speech and should never have been detained.

BREAKING NEWS: Mohsen Mahdawi goes free! 

Mahdawi was targeted for his First Amendment protected speech and should never have been detained.
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We applaud this ruling. The Alien Enemies Act is clear, it is a wartime statute. The government cannot invoke wartime or national security powers in routine criminal or immigration cases to evade due process.

We applaud this ruling. The Alien Enemies Act is clear, it is a wartime statute. The government cannot invoke wartime or national security powers in routine criminal or immigration cases to evade due process.