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Does Trump have a legitimate First Amendment case?

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Does Trump have a legitimate First Amendment case?

Sara Swann

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube arguing his suspension from those platforms violates the First Amendment.

However, legal experts say that argument has little chance of succeeding in court since the First Amendment constrains only the government, and not private entities.

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Video: UNIT(ED) with David Adams

In the latest The Call To Unite video, David Adams, SEL Director at The Urban Assembly, and Dr. Tim Shriver, founder of UNITE, discuss social-emotional learning (SEL) as a lever for equity not only in our classrooms, but in our society at large. This is America's Classroom.

Grant makers must fund the big dreams of the youth movement

Imagine what could be accomplished if local youth organizations had million-dollar budgets every year, not just in presidential election years, writes Sarah Audelo, executive director of the Alliance for Youth Action.

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Present and Future Threats to American Democracy

Join USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future to hear Miles Taylor, former Homeland Security official, and a fall 2021 fellow at the Center for the Political Future who joins CPF Co-director Bob Shrum to discuss his upcoming course and his vision for the future of democracy and the Republican Party.

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Bullies and the World Order

March 30, 2014: A sign made up of a photo composite of Vladimir Putin and Hitler looms over protesters who have gathered in the main square in Vienna to protest Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

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Bullies and the World Order

We’ve all heard the saying: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” We know the truth of this: we have lived it, and watch in horror as it plays out now, as it has throughout history.

February is a banner month for Vladimir Putin and his regime, marking the anniversaries of three grim and illegal maneuvers led by the Russian President.

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Polarization was the word of the year. It’s highly problematic and we can do better.

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Polarization was the word of the year. It’s highly problematic and we can do better.

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Merriam-Webster named “polarization” the word of the year in 2024.

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Chicago braces for Trump immigration crackdown

Mother and her little son waiting for boarding in the airport.

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Chicago braces for Trump immigration crackdown

Amidst a new wave of immigration reform measures by the Trump administration that is set to put an initial focus on Chicago, nonprofits and community organizations are working to protect and advocate for those with varying levels of immigration status throughout the city.

The Latino Policy Forum is a Chicago-based non-profit organization created in 1988 and dedicated to increasing the quality of life for Latinos in Chicago and throughout Illinois. The organization uses a model called “acuerdo,” which translates to “agreement”. It is based on the idea that community organizations, which are connected to the everyday needs of immigrants, have input when defining the organization’s agenda.

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