PHILADELPHIA—The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed an amicus brief in Khalil v. Trump, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to find that the government’s detention and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil on the basis of his protected speech is unconstitutional. The brief draws on the testimony of government officials during the recent trial in AAUP v. Rubio, a case brought by the Knight Institute challenging the Trump administration...
