Winston-Salem State justice studies professor fired letter believed to create “a hostile workplace.”
Mitchell v. The Univ. of N.C. Bd. of Governors
August 2017
University of North Carolina System
Pesta v. Cleveland State University
April 2021
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University professor who was fired over for misusing date in a controversial research report that suggested Black people are genetically predisposed to be less intelligent than white people has filed a civil lawsuit against the university.
Fakhreddine v. University of Pennsylvania
March 2024
University of Pennsylvania
UPenn faculty file suit against their university seeking to block document transfer to Congress.
Heim v. Daniel
December 2013
The State University of New York at Albany
Second Circuit recognizes an academic exception to restrictions on public employees’ First Amendment rights.
Kay v. Irish Rover
October 2022
The University of Notre Dame du Lac
Indiana Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s defamation suit against student journalists under state anti-SLAPP laws.
Griffin v. University of Maine System
August 2021
University of Southern Maine
Professor Fired for Criticizing Mask Mandates
Gilley v. Stabin
June 2022
Portland State University
Portland State University professor sues the University of Oregon for blocking him from seeing or commenting on tweets from University of Oregon Division of Equity and Inclusion X (previously Twitter) account.
Gruber v. Bruce
From February 2021, to December 2022
Tennessee Tech University
Court finds university justified in punishing professors for distribution of flyer.
Stern v. Auburn University
From May 2008, to November 2022
Auburn University
Professor wins lawsuit against Auburn University after he was fired for critiquing the football program.
Edmund Santurri, Professor at St. Olaf College
From February 2022, to April 2022
St. Olaf College
A St. Olaf professor selected to promote debate on controversial subjects on campus was removed from his position after holding a virtual event with Peter Singer, a controversial ethicist and scholar.
