The author reflects on the deteriorating state of free speech protections in the United States under the current administration. As a green card holder preparing to teach law students about the First Amendment, the author feels a chilling tension in discussing free speech amid government actions targeting immigrants for expressing dissenting political views. Recent incidents illustrate this, such as the arrest of individuals involved in protests and the pressure on universities to disclose the identities of peaceful protesters. Overall, there's a notable fear regarding which expressions could lead to government retaliation.
These actions are chilling. They also make it difficult to work out how to teach cases that boldly proclaim this country is committed to a vision of free speech that, right now, feels very far away.
Government agents whisked one student off the street into an unmarked car, apparently for the thought crime of co-authoring an op-ed about Israel and Gaza in a student newspaper.
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