Judge Blocks White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs

The Trump administration had asked states to certify that their schools did not practice “illegal D.E.I.” and threatened to cut off billions of dollars from schools that did not comply.

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Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Law on Children’s Use of Social Media, for Now

A trade group representing sites like Facebook and X said the law ran afoul of the First Amendment.

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The U.S. Says Britain Is Chilling Free Speech. Many Britons Point the Finger Back.

To some in the U.K., the criticisms from the American right over arrests of people for hate speech seem hypocritical, given President Trump’s attacks on those who disagree with him.

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Judge Bars Trump Administration From Punishing 2 Law Professors for I.C.C. Work

A federal judge in New York permanently blocked the government from pursuing penalties against the professors over their assistance to the International Criminal Court.

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How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law

The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation of American nonprofit law.

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Trump Administration Issues Guidance on Religious Freedom at Work

The guidance protects employees and supervisors seeking to recruit fellow federal workers to their religion. The Clinton White House issued similar guidelines in 1997, though with more caveats.

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The Chatbot Culture Wars Are Here

Conservatives, including President Trump, are accusing A.I. companies of left-wing bias, following a playbook that worked well against social media platforms.

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Trump Order on International Criminal Court Likely Violates First Amendment, Judge Rules

The ruling’s scope is limited to two American activists, but it represents a striking, if tentative, blow to the president’s efforts to penalize and isolate the world’s highest criminal court.

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E.P.A. Suspends 144 Employees After They Signed a Letter Criticizing Trump

The letter had accused the Trump administration of politicizing, dismantling and sidelining the agency.

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Major Campaign Finance Challenge

The case involves a challenge to federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.

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