The Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Houston and the University of Texas at Dallas brought suit over Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order dealing with campus free speech. The order demands that public universities in Texas to update their policies in response to speech deemed antisemitic. The universities revised their speech […]
The ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Indiana University Bloomington, alleging that the university violated the First Amendment rights of three individuals by imposing a one-year ban on IU campus after the three individuals participated in protests at a historic public forum for free speech on campus. The protests were focused on demanding […]
In November 2023, the Brandeis Center sued the University of California, Berkeley, alleging that the University’s law school did not act against the anti-Zionism bylaws that 23 student groups passed since the Oct.7 attacks. The University moved for a motion to dismiss, arguing that exercising disciplinary action over these student organizations would be unconstitutional as […]
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
Court dismisses professor’s free speech lawsuit against UCSC over DEI statement.
