A professor sued the University of Southern Mississippi after he was relieved of his teaching and service obligations.
Depree v. Saunders
From August 2007, to June 2010
University of Southern Mississippi
Adams v. Trustees of the University of North Carolina–Wilmington
From April 2007, to April 2014
University of North Carolina–Wilmington
A professor at the University of North Carolina–Wilmington sued the university after being denied a full professorship.
Zimmerman v. Board of Trustees of Ball State University
From October 2011, to April 2013
Ball State University
Two students at Ball State University were punished for “catfishing” a peer; they filed a lawsuit alleging a violation of their First Amendment rights.
Yoder v. University of Louisville
From February 2009, to May 2013
University of Louisville
A nursing student posted was punished for a social media post and filed a lawsuit claiming that her First Amendment rights had been violated.
Abdulhadi v. Wong
October 2013
San Francisco State University
A professor at San Francisco State University was allegedly targeted by the administration for her advocacy of Palestinian rights.
Crawford v. Columbus State Community College
From April 2013, to June 2018
Columbus State Community College
A professor at Columbus State Community College was allegedly the target of retaliation for exercising his First Amendment rights, in part by expressing his anti-abortion views.
Michael Oren, UC Irvine
From February 2010, to September 2011
University of California, Irvine
A speech by an Israeli diplomat was interrupted by protests by Muslim students.
Grigorescu v. Board of Trustees of the San Mateo County Community College District
April 2011
College of San Mateo
An adjunct professor of physics at the College of San Mateo was allegedly the target of retaliatory harassment after protesting the conversion of campus green space into a parking lot.
Various Student Organizations, Sam Houston State University
From September 2011, to November 2011
Sam Houston State University
A professor at Sam Houston State University vandalized a “free speech wall” cosponsored by student organizations to protest SHSU’s social media policy.
Mandel v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
From April 2016, to March 2019
San Francisco State University
Jewish students at San Francisco State University sued the school for violations of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
