Islamic Scholar’s Post-Sept. 11 Convictions Are Tossed on Free Speech Grounds NYT Par :Adeel Hassan 18 janvier 2026 à 22:29 Federal judges ruled that an Islamic teacher’s statements goading men in Virginia to join an overseas militant group were protected by the First Amendment. © Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated PressAli al-Tamimi, center, outside a courthouse in Alexandria, Va., during his trial in 2005, had his remaining convictions tossed out 20 years later.