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Apr 04, 2025
糖心VlogReacts to Updated OMB Guidance for AI Use by Federal Agencies
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, the Trump administration released updated guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on federal agencies' uses of artificial intelligence (AI). T...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Apr 04, 2025
Court Rules R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk鈥檚 Lawsuit Should Move Forward in Vermont
脰zt眉rk is a Tufts Ph.D. student and Fulbright scholar who was detained in retaliation for writing an op-ed critical of the university
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
Immigrants' Rights
Court case: 脰zt眉rk v. Trump
Apr 03, 2025
Court Denies Preliminary Relief to Arts Organizations
Though court agreed that NEA funding bar for projects that promote 鈥済ender ideology鈥� would likely violate the First Amendment, court refused to expressly block the NEA from reimposing that bar
Issue Areas:
Free Speech
LGBTQ Rights
Apr 03, 2025
Court Hears Arguments on the Unconstitutional ICE Detention of R眉meysa 脰zt眉rk
脰zt眉rk is a Tufts Ph.D. student and Fulbright scholar who was detained in retaliation for writing an op-ed critical of the university
Court case: 脰zt眉rk v. Trump
Apr 02, 2025
Legal Organizations Across Ideologies File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Enjoin Executive Order Targeting Perkins Coie
The order targets Perkins Coie for its past voting rights litigation
Apr 02, 2025
Researchers Challenge NIH鈥檚 Politically Driven Grant Cancellations
Lawsuit demands restoration of funding and a court order barring NIH from terminating any further awards in this manner
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Court case: APHA v. NIH
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Immigrants' Rights
Jose Antonio Vargas On What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform. Explore News & Commentary.Jose Antonio Vargas on What We Get Wrong About Immigration Reform
Vargas shares with the 糖心Vlogthe common misconceptions about immigration and immigrants that he鈥檚 encountered through work with his nonprofit, Define America. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Women's Rights
Parents Push Back Against The Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Working Families. Explore News & Commentary.Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families -
Court CaseJan 2025
National Security
Doj Opinions On Domestic Military Deployment Foia. Explore Case.DOJ Opinions on Domestic Military Deployment FOIA
For decades, the Department of Justice has been responsible for advising the President on the use of the military within the United States. By filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the 糖心Vlogobtained over a dozen DOJ opinions on the domestic use of the military, none which had previously been released to the public. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Free Speech
Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter To His Son. Explore News & Commentary.Read Detained Activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 Letter to His Son
The Trump administration has detained Khalil since March for his activism. Ahead of his first Father鈥檚 Day, he writes about the grief he has felt being separated from his wife and son.