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Students hold up signs, urging Boston University to designate itself as a sanctuary campus, during a walkout Thursday afternoon at Marsh Plaza. Prior to the walkout, speculation spread regarding an armed Homeland Security officer’s presence near BU Questrom School of Business and the School of Law building. JOSIE KALBFLEISCH/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Homeland Security officer spotted at BU, student groups hold walkout for a sanctuary campus

Samantha Genzer April 4, 2025
Reports of a United States Department of Homeland Security officer on Boston University’s campus Thursday afternoon, which coincided with a planned student-led walkout calling for BU to designate itself as a sanctuary campus, intensified concerns over Immigration and Customs Enforcement on campus.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The U.S. history of gag rules is gag-worthy | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano November 30, 2023
Former President Donald Trump is currently appealing a gag order imposed on him by United States District Judge Tanya Chutkan as part of his civil fraud trial, which is investigating his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Angela Ao/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Vaccine passports are reasonable and necessary, but come with risks of disparity

Editors April 6, 2021
Vaccine passports can be inequitable, but are ultimately inevitable for safe travels and normalcy.
EDITORIAL: COVID-19 fatigue is not reason to be irresponsible

EDITORIAL: COVID-19 fatigue is not reason to be irresponsible

Editors December 8, 2020
COVID-19 fatigue is affecting us all, but the pandemic is only getting worse in the U.S. If we want a return to actual normalcy — unlike the false reality we are living in now — we must stay diligent in our commitment to public health and safety. The federal government will be a leading figure in allowing us to do so.
Clara Kim/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: Partisan politics can undermine role of poll watchers

Editors October 27, 2020
Polling booths are not a place for manipulative partisan games. They must be a safe and open environment for citizens to exercise their constitutional rights. We cannot be deceived into thinking they should be used as anything other than that.
Meredith Varner

American Protest: Prison reform starts with enfranchisement of felons

Meredith Varner October 6, 2020
The disenfranchisement of incarcerated people and former felons silences a large portion of America’s voice. Incarcerated individuals deserve their vote back — especially since so many are locked up for minor charges. 
Massachusetts gun stores reopened on May 9 after a federal judge ruled that keeping the stores closed infringed on citizens’ Second Amendment right to bear arms. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Massachusetts gun stores reopen as other nonessential businesses remain in lockdown

Chloe Liu May 10, 2020
They opened their doors Saturday after a federal judge ruled on Thursday that the shutdown of firearm sales obstructed citizens’ constitutional right to bear arms.

14 months after encampment, Occupy Boston begins legal action

Daily Free Press Admin February 5, 2013

Five Occupy Boston defendants appeared in Boston Municipal Court Monday, contending that the arrest and removal of Occupy protesters last October by the Boston Police Department infringed on their constitutional...

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