Global Politics Report Editorial

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel

The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.

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Source: The New York Times

Politics desk: Court

Published: Aug. 28, 2026 at 09:40 PM ET

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Original source: The New York Times