Indira Talwani
Indira Talwani (b. Oct.6, 1960) is a liberal United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
In September 2013, Obama nominated Talwani to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, to the seat vacated by Judge Mark L. Wolf, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2013.[1] On February 6, 2014, her nomination was reported out of committee.[2] Cloture was filed on her nomination on May 6, 2014.[3] On May 8, 2014, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 55â41 vote.[4] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 94â0 vote.[5]
In 2023, Talwani rules MA student's 'there are only two genders' T-shirt âinvades the rights of others,â is NOT protected by free speech.[6]
Already in 2019, this liberal judge, blocked ICE from arresting in courthouse.[7]
In March 2025, as ICE arrested Islamic Tufts U student Rumeysa Ozturk from Turkey on a visa[8]:
In a statement, a DHS spokesperson said agents detained Ozturk because she âengaged in activities in support of Hamas.â
âRumeysa Ozturk is a Turkish national and Tufts University graduate student who was granted the privilege to be in this country on a visa. DHS and ICE investigations found Ozturk engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans,â the statement read. âA visa is a privilege, not a right. Glorifying and supporting terrorists who kill Americans is grounds for visa issuance to be terminated. This is commonsense security.â
However, Ozturk was already âdetained outside Massachusettsâ when the petition and order were issued.
References
- â "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate"
- â "Executive Business Meeting"
- â "Cloture filed on 4 judicial nominations (Talwani, Peterson, Rosenstengal, Rosenbaum)"
- â "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge)"
- â "On the Nomination (Confirmation Indira Talwani, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge)"
- â Federal judge rules MA student's 'there are only two genders' T-shirt âinvades the rights of others,â is NOT protected by free speech. By Sara Higdon, The Post Millennial'". June 17, 2023.
- â Judge temporarily blocks ICE from making arrests in Mass. courthouses By Bill Mears. Fox News. June 20, 2019
- â 8.0 8.1 Mass. judge demands answers after Tufts student detained by federal agents is rushed to Louisiana By Ryan Breslin and Boston 25 News Staff. March 27, 2025