Two professors who ran a blog that was critical of Chicago State University sued the school under §1983 for instituting overbroad and vague computer usage and harassment policies, as well as taking retaliatory action against them for running the blog.
Defendant officers at Dixie State University unlawfully restricted plaintiff students’ right to free speech by refusing to allow plaintiffs to post flyers with unflattering depictions of the president.
On January 21, 2016, tenured education professor Teresa Buchanan filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the president of Louisiana State University and other top administrators for violating her free speech and due process rights by firing her in 2015. Buchanan was fired for her alleged occasional use of profanity and sexual language in preparing […]
NORML ISU, a pro-marijuana group at Iowa State University, was discriminated against by the administration. They subjected NORML ISU to a review process that no other group had to undergo in order to get their designs approved. The 8th Circuit affirmed the district court on this point.
A student organization attempted to have a musician and activist give an address on campus, and the University required that they pay for police security in order to host the event.
Plaintiff and other members of a student organization that represents students in school disciplinary hearings were ordered by campus administrators not to wear a shirt that stated “We get you off for free.”
Plaintiff, a student at Citrus Community College, was threatened with removal from campus by an administrator for discussing a petition with another student outside of the campus’s “Free Speech Zone.”
Students at University of Hawaii claimed denial of their right to hand out literature, the unconstitutionality of the university’s “free speech zone,” and the failure of university officials to adequately train administrators on the rights of college students. After a lawsuit was brought, the University of Hawaii system settled the case, paid the plaintiffs $50,000, and agreed to revise its policies to allow free speech in open areas across all campuses.
Sociology adjunct is fired from private university after tweeting that Hurricane Harvey “felt like” Karma for Texas residents who voted for Republicans.
Tenured journalism professor was suspended and placed on indefinite leave after tweeting after a mass shooting that the NRA was responsible and that next time “let it be [the NRA’s] sons and daughters.” He has since returned to teaching.
