Virtually every flashpoint in American politics right now involves the First Amendment right to free speech and free expression.

The Education Department said Columbia University no longer appeared to meet accreditation standards after concluding that the school is in violation of anti-discrimination laws, the latest effort by the Trump administration to target elite schools over their handling of pro-Palestinian protests.

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By Dr. Evelyn Uddin-khan When Columbia University succumbed to political pressure and betrayed its students to law enforcement, many former students were shocked and bewildered at this selling of its students for money.

Millions of Americans are expected to show up at protests across the country Saturday, in a “nationwide day of defiance,” protesting President Donald Trump’s administration.

In text messages, the 20-year-old described himself as a “Jew hater,” and called Jewish people “worthless,” court documents revealed.

A Columbia University graduate who participated in pro-Palestinian protests remains in custody at an immigration facility Friday as his lawyers and the Trump administration battle over whether a federal judge actually ordered his release.