UCSD Graduate Students Not Seriously Disciplined for Disrupting Campus Awards Event
University of California San Diego
December 2022
University of California San Diego
Johnson v. Watkin (California Community Colleges)
May 2023
California Community Colleges
Community College Professor’s lawsuit alleging that California Community Colleges’ DEI policies infringed on his First Amendment Rights dismissed by US District Court.
Palsgaard v. Christian (California Community Colleges)
From August 2023, to February 2025
California Community Colleges
California Community Colleges’ Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEIA) Principals Not Enforceable
NCF Freedom, Inc. v. Manny Diaz
May 2023
New College of Florida
New College Group Sues Florida over Law Restricting Instruction
Wirtshafter v. Trustees of Indiana University
May 2024
Indiana University of Bloomington
ACLU Sues Indiana University Over Expressive Activity Policy Enacted After Pro-Palestinian Protests
Lee v. Foothill-De Anza Community College
March 2023
Foothill-De Anza Community College
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 […]
Mitchell v. The Univ. of N.C. Bd. of Governors
August 2017
University of North Carolina System
Winston-Salem State justice studies professor fired letter believed to create “a hostile workplace.”
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.
