An anti-KKK law is being used to sue the Trump admin.
An anti-KKK law is being used to sue the Trump admin. Will it work? August 4, 2026 3:00 AM ET By Gene Demby , Courtney Stein , Xavier Lopez 30-Minute Listen Transcript (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump administration, alleging a "public-private conspiracy" to punish him for pro-Palestinian speech. The law he's using dates back to 1871 — it's called the Ku Klux Klan Act. It's the same statute civil rights attorney Randolph McLaughlin used in the 1980s when he become one of the first lawyers to successfully sue the Klan. McLaughlin walks us through how that Reconstruction-era law has been used against the KKK, Unite the Right, and maybe next against ICE. https://www.npr.org/2026/08/04/nx-s1-5911819/an-anti-kkk-law-is-being-used-to-sue-the-trump-admin-will-it-work Mahmoud Khalil files suit alleging a ‘public-private’ conspiracy to target Israel’s critics July 14, 2026 AP News Mahmoud Khalil At a news conference on Tuesday, K...
