Student
Stanford University student journalist arrested after barricading an office building (case dropped)
June 2024
California prosecutors have declined to pursue felony charges of burglary, vandalism, and conspiracy against Dilan Gohill, the Stanford Daily freshman reporter arrested last June while covering a pre‑dawn occupation of the university president’s office. District Attorney Jeff Rosen noted there is no evidence Gohill did anything beyond reporting, and although the review of the twelve […]
Students for Justice in Palestine, at the University of Houston v. Abbott
May 2024
The Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Dallas brought suit over Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order dealing with campus free speech. The order demands that public universities in Texas to update their policies in response to speech deemed antisemitic. The universities revised their speech […]
Wirtshafter v. Trustees of Indiana University
May 2024
The ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Indiana University Bloomington, alleging that the university violated the First Amendment rights of three individuals by imposing a one-year ban on IU campus after the three individuals participated in protests at a historic public forum for free speech on campus. The protests were focused on demanding […]
Singh v. Amar
From April 2022 to December 2022
Plaintiff … is a second-year law student at the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Singh enrolled in the University on a full-tuition merit scholarship and eventually was invited to join the Illinois Law Review. Shortly after beginning his first semester, Mr. Singh met with Defendant Virginia Vermillion, the law school’s Dean of Students, to […]
Tenured Faculty
Johnson v. Watkin (California Community Colleges)
May 2023
Community College Professor’s lawsuit alleging that California Community Colleges’ DEI policies infringed on his First Amendment Rights dismissed by US District Court.
Palsgaard v. Christian (California Community Colleges)
From August 2023 to February 2025
California Community Colleges’ Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEIA) Principals Not Enforceable
NCF Freedom, Inc. v. Manny Diaz
May 2023
New College Group Sues Florida over Law Restricting Instruction
Wirtshafter v. Trustees of Indiana University
May 2024
The ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Indiana University Bloomington, alleging that the university violated the First Amendment rights of three individuals by imposing a one-year ban on IU campus after the three individuals participated in protests at a historic public forum for free speech on campus. The protests were focused on demanding […]
Student Group
University of Pittsburgh
From April 2023 to August 2023
Pitt rescinds $18,700 bill sent to conservative group that hosted transgender debate.
Stanford University student journalist arrested after barricading an office building (case dropped)
June 2024
California prosecutors have declined to pursue felony charges of burglary, vandalism, and conspiracy against Dilan Gohill, the Stanford Daily freshman reporter arrested last June while covering a pre‑dawn occupation of the university president’s office. District Attorney Jeff Rosen noted there is no evidence Gohill did anything beyond reporting, and although the review of the twelve […]
University of Wisconsin student group suspension
From May 2024 to August 2024
On May 6, 2024, the University of Wisconsin placed two student organizations—Mecha de UW–Madison and Anticolonial Scientists—on interim suspension and opened investigations into allegations that their off‑campus chalk messages amounted to discriminatory harassment, with critics claiming the chalking endorsed violence, backed terrorist groups, and included antisemitic remarks. Ten days later, on May 16, the Foundation […]
Students for Justice in Palestine, at the University of Houston v. Abbott
May 2024
The Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Dallas brought suit over Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order dealing with campus free speech. The order demands that public universities in Texas to update their policies in response to speech deemed antisemitic. The universities revised their speech […]
