A former Virginia Tech women’s soccer player, Kiersten Henin, made the decision to kneel during the ‘pregame unity ceremony’ in attempt to show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The games following this her coach, Charles Adair, benched her, even though in prior games she was a starter for the team. Due to […]

Madeline Krasno, a former employee of the University of Wisconsin, sued the University after comments she posted on the University’s social media pages were deleted. The comments regarded the treatment of animals during her time working in labs at the institution. She claimed the University was violating her First Amendment rights by deleting her comments. […]

In 2021, James Brown, a professor of urology at the University of Iowa, sued Marc Linder, a professor at the University of Iowa specializing in labor law. The lawsuit came about due to Linder’s opposition to Brown serving as an expert witness in a labor dispute regarding the Swift Pork Company’s employee bathroom break policies. […]

The Associated Student Government at Northwestern University halted the Northwestern College Republicans funding after claiming that flyers used to promote an on-campus event violated the university’s harassment policy. The flyers were promoting an event on-campus highlighting commentator James Lindsay, an American author and critic, commonly known for his promotion of conspiracy theories. The claim was […]

A trustee of New College of Florida, Christopher Rufo, tweeted that the college would not renew Professor Erik Wallenberg’s contract due to his “left-wing” teachings and critiques of administrators. This tweet violates public college’s First Amendment obligations to honor faculty expression. Professors at the college now feared repercussions for teaching how they believe is fit. […]