#ColumbiaUniversity student #MahmoudKhalil may continue to challenge the legality of his arrest by #immigration authorities in #NewJersey, rather than in #Louisiana where he is being held.
#law #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #DueProcess #Trump #AbuseOfPower
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/columbia-university-protester-khalils-case-remain-new-jersey-2025-04-01/
The decision by US Dist Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark, NJ, means any appeals in the #Palestinian #activist's case will be heard by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, which has a 6-6 split between active judges appointed by Republican & Democratic presidents, instead of the #5thCircuit, the country's most #conservative appeals court.
#MahmoudKhalil
#immigration #law #ColumbiaUniversity #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #CivilRights #DueProcess #Trump #AbuseOfPower