Hayden Barnes was a student at Valdosta State University (VSU). In May 2007, Barnes was expelled from VSU by former president Ronald Zaccari for a satirical environmental collage he posted on his personal Facebook page, protesting the planned construction of two parking garages on campus. Barnes was not afforded a hearing, and his expulsion was […]
A faculty member and a student sued members of a student newspaper’s board of directors for allegedly retaliating against them for publishing a number of controversial articles.
A student at the University of Delaware sued the university after being disciplined for a website he maintained on the university’s server.
A student at Louisiana State University sued after being charged with numerous violations of the school’s code.
Two students at Ball State University were punished for “catfishing” a peer; they filed a lawsuit alleging a violation of their First Amendment rights.
A nursing student posted was punished for a social media post and filed a lawsuit claiming that her First Amendment rights had been violated.
A professor at Sam Houston State University vandalized a “free speech wall” cosponsored by student organizations to protest SHSU’s social media policy.
Jewish students at San Francisco State University sued the school for violations of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
A student at Central Connecticut State University sued the school administration after being expelled for making “joking” threats.
An American University student’s column about date rape sparked a backlash.
