Virginia Tech maintained a Bias Intervention and Response Team (BIRT) which introduced policies regarding bias reporting among students. Speech First sued Timothy Sands, the president of Virginia Tech, over the policies’ chilling efforts on speech. FIRE alleged that the policies encouraged students to report each other on speech that was related to bias (which are […]
Tabia Lee, a former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) director at De Anza college in Cupertino, California, brought suit against the school for terminating her in March 2023. In the complaint, she alleged that she was terminated because of her efforts in inviting certain speakers on campus focusing on antisemitism, among other things. She also […]
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a professor’s First Amendment retaliation claim.
District court dismissed a former professor’s lawsuit against Penn State for its alleged discrimination against white people in the English department.
Court ruled for plaintiff over his controversial sign at the University of Wyoming, holding that speech, rather than conduct, was involved.
YAF sues the University of Buffalo Student Association over changes in the constitution governing student groups
