Stanford Newspaper Must Relitigate Standing in Trump Visa Suit

A free speech lawsuit from Stanford University’s student-run newspaper over the Trump administration’s deportation threats faced questions about legal standing from a federal court Wednesday.

Judge Noel Wise at a hearing said the parties must re-litigate the standing issues before she can address the full merits of the case.

Stanford Daily Publishing Corp. is seeking a summary judgment ruling finding the Secretary of State violated the First Amendment by threatening to deport student journalists writing about pro-Palestinian topics.

But Wise said the government had raised potential problems with the student newspaper’s associational standing, and the judge would need to address ...