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Georgetown alumni and students call for release of scholar detained by Ice • Apr. 14, 2025, 5:01 PM ET (The Guardian)
130 Jewish Georgetown members slam Trump for 'weaponizing' faith in Badar Khan Suri arrest • Apr. 11, 2025, 9:02 AM ET (NBC)
Supreme court justice says judges must be ‘fiercely independent’ • Mar. 30, 2025, 4:00 AM ET (Fortune)

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