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PRESS STATEMENTS

Press Statement

Knight Institute Asks Court to Block Trump Policy of Deporting Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech

AAUP and Middle East Studies Association say policy clearly violates the First Amendment
April 1, 2025
Press Statement

Knight Institute, Scholars Say Legal History Supports AP’s First Amendment Arguments in White House Press Pool Case

March 26, 2025
Press Statement

AAUP, Middle East Studies Association, Knight Institute Sue Over Trump Policy of Arresting and Threatening to Deport Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech

Policy has created “climate of fear and repression” on campuses around the country, groups say
March 25, 2025