Campus Free Speech
Conspiracy Lawsuit Against National Students for Justice in Palestine Parent Organization Can Go Forward
From yesterday's opinion by Judge Andrew Carter (S.D.N.Y.) in Horowitz v. AJP Educ. Found., Inc., the plaintiff's allegations: Horowitz is a documentarian and civil rights activist. AMP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit…
College and University Responsibility,” by David E. Bernstein
The article is here; the Introduction: Since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel, the start of the subsequent war in Gaza, and an outbreak of campus protests expressing vehement hostility to Israel, dozens…
First Amendment Precludes Title VI Liability for Harsh Anti-Israel Speech at Art Institute of Chicago
A short excerpt from the long decision in Canel v. Art Institute of Chicago, decided yesterday by Judge Georgia Alexakis (N.D. Ill.): The First Amendment often protects offensive, hateful speech. As the Supreme Court has…
DOJ files civil rights lawsuit against Harvard, citing campus antisemitism
The Trump administration's battle against Ivy League institutions continued on Friday, when it filed a lawsuit against Harvard University for violating federal civil rights law. In its lawsuit, filed in the U.S.…
Lawsuit Over Cancellation of April 2024 Pro-Palestine Protest at U Texas Can Go Forward
From Heilrayne v. Univ. of Texas at Austin, decided Jan. 27 by Judge David Ezra (W.D. Tex.) but just recently posted on Westlaw: On April 23, 2024, the PSC at UT posted a notice on their Instagram account describing a protest…
Philosophy Prof, Discussion of Adult-Child Sex Bans, and the First Amendment
From Kershnar v. Kolison, decided Friday by Judge Lawrence Vilardo (W.D.N.Y.): Among the many topics he studies, Kershnar is especially interested in the "moral and legal issues implicated by sexual conduct adolescents…
Court Dismisses Discrimination Claims Against Northwestern Over Alleged Post-Oct. 7 Anti-Semitism
From Judge John Robert Blakey's decision yesterday in Doe v. Northwestern Univ., the allegations in the Complaint (note that at this stage they are of course just allegations): In the days following attack, several…
Suit by Jewish UCLA Students, Professor, and Chabad Rabbi Against Pro-Palestinian Encampment Organizers Can Go Forward
From Tuesday's decision by Judge Mark Scarsi (C.D. Cal.) in Weinberg v. Nat'l Students for Justice in Palestine; recall that the factual claims at this point are just allegations, and the court concludes only that,…
Thoughts on the Arkansas Dean Controversy
From the N.Y. Times (Stephanie Saul) last week: Less than a week after naming a new dean, the University of Arkansas Law School has rescinded the offer after state politicians raised concerns about her views on transgender…
Ohio State Student’s Posts Urging “Resistance and Escalation” in Response to Israel’s Actions in Gaza Protected by First Amendment
From Christensen v. Carter, decided today by Judge Edmund Sargus (S.D. Ohio): Mr. Christensen enrolled at OSU as an undergraduate student in the fall of 2024. At that time, he had established an online presence as a political…
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