"Judge William G. Young lambasted Trump and his administration for attacking free speech under the cover of an unconstitutionally broad definition of Anti-Semitism used in efforts to deport non-citizen activists. Notably, Young devoted more than a dozen pages of his decision to discussing in stark terms the president himself, the First Amendment and the state of the country, in ways seldom seen by any federal judgelet alone in a formal ruling."
"Young was nominated in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan, and he went right back to his sponsor for material. Young cited President Ronald Reagan, who nominated him in 1985, as saying that freedom is a fragile thing and must be fought for constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. That warning, Young said has been ignored."
"I fear (Trump) has drawn from it a darker, more cynical message from Reagan, the judge wrote. And Young wasn't finished calling folks out. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and their subordinates, Young wrote, acted in concert to misuse the sweeping powers of their respective offices to target noncitizen pro-Palestinians for deportation primarily on account of their First Amendment protected political speech."
U.S. District Judge William G. Young found that the administration attacked free speech by applying an unconstitutionally broad anti‑Semitism definition to deport noncitizen activists. He devoted extensive analysis to presidential conduct and the First Amendment, concluding the president violated the oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. Young invoked Ronald Reagan’s warning that freedom is fragile and must be defended, asserting that warning was ignored and that President Trump drew a darker lesson. Young concluded senior officials coordinated to misuse sweeping powers to target pro‑Palestinian noncitizens, intimidating and curbing lawful political speech.
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