University of Washington lecturer and right-wing firebrand claims he was punished for conservative views. The University denied such claims.
Stuart Reges, University of Washington
January 2020
University of Washington
Emory Free Speech Forum, Emory University
From October 2021, to March 2022
Emory University
Emory Law School Student Bar Association, after push back, grants temporary charter to law school free speech organization.
Isadore Johnson, University of Connecticut
February 2021
University of Connecticut
Introduction of “Free Speech” legislation leads to tumult in UConn Student Government.
Trent Colbert, Yale University
September 2021
Yale University
Yale University apologizes to law student who was pressured to apologize for email.
Beverly Gage, Yale University
March 2021
Yale University
Yale University professor resigns over influence of donors in curriculum.
Dorian Abbot, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
September 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MIT cancels lecture of scientist opposed to affirmative action and other diversity initiatives, partly due to scientist’s comparison of diversity initiatives to Nazism.
Young Americans for Liberty, et al. v. Trustees of Montclair State Univ., et al.
From January 2020, to June 2021
Montclair State University
Montclair State University student group succeeds in changing University protest policy.
Young Americans for Liberty at University of Alabama in Huntsville v. The Trustees of the University of Alabama System
From July 2021, to April 2023
University of Alabama in Huntsville
University of Alabama in Huntsville student organization successfully changes speech policy of the University.
Merriwether v. Trustees of Shawnee State University
From June 2018, to April 2022
Shawnee State University
A philosophy professor at Shawnee State University refused to refer to a student by her preferred gender pronouns in violation of the University’s policy. Following an investigation, the University’s Title IX coordinators concluded that Meriwether’s refusal to change his behavior and his disparate treatment of the student had created a hostile environment in the classroom. Meriwether then filed suit against the Board of Trustees and various University administrators alleging various violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
