First Amendment

Immigration and Customs Enforcement had detained Mahdawi in Vermont one week before his meeting with Welch. By Judy Goldstein / Senior Staff PhotographerMahdawi’s legal team filed a writ of habeas corpus petition on April 14 challenging his detainment by the federal government. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with Palestinian…

Welch: “Newsflash for my colleagues across the aisle: their claims of a ‘vast cover-up’ against conservatives will get debunked as quickly as their claims about supporting free speech.” WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, announced…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) in introducing a resolution condemning an escalating censorship crisis that has removed and targeted thousands of books from the shelves of schools, libraries and universities…