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Jenin Younes is a First Amendment lawyer built her career defending people against unconstitutional government action, has argued for robust speech protections across ideologies, and has engaged the public on complex legal issues through debate and writing She rose to prominence during the pandemic after challenging Joe Bidens federal agencies in the Supreme Court, following revelations that federal officials pressured the world’s largest tech companies to censor speech on the internet.When Donald Trump was elected, many believed that a new conservative administration — long critical of censorship and cancel culture on the left — would defend free speech. There was hope that the authoritarian culture that had grown since the War on Terror and continued under Biden would be rolled back, especially with figures like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. in the administration.But just months into Trump’s second term, political opponents have been deported or detained without trial, threats of revoked visas have fueled self-