Trump Admin, Columbia Must Face Student Speech Claims

By Hailey Konnath ( March 19, 2026, 11:42 PM EDT) -- A New York federal judge on Thursday trimmed but refused to throw out First Amendment claims brought by activist Mahmoud Khalil and other Columbia University past and present students who accuse the federal government of coercing Columbia to suppress their speech, finding that at this stage in the litigation, the students have adequately alleged violations of their rights....

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