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University of North Texas: University Launches Review of Faculty Syllabi, Course Materials

As part of an overbroad attempt to comply with a state law banning administrative DEI activities, UNT violates academic freedom.

Kestenbaum v. Harvard

As the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts considers Harvard’s motion to dismiss the complaint, ��ݮ��ƵAPP���� filed an amicus brief in support of neither party to help the Court understand the interplay between the First Amendment and discrimination law.

Mastriano v. Gregory: Politician Tries to Silence Critics of His Academic Scholarship

After historian James Gregory Jr. criticized PA state Sen. Doug Mastriano’s historical scholarship, Mastriano sued him for defamation, racketeering, and antitrust violations.

Penguin Random House LLC v. Robbins

The First Amendment does not let Iowa use public-school libraries for political ends. The State cannot force local schools to pull classic works from their shelves.

University of Texas at Austin: Dismissal of Teaching Assistants for Discussing Mental Health in “Women & Madness” Class

UT Austin removed two graduate students from teaching assistant roles for providing campus mental health resources and discussing the mental health impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Palsgaard v. Christian: California Community Colleges administrators compel professors to parrot the state’s views on DEIA in the classroom

In May 2022, the California Community Colleges Board of Governors approved diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) regulations requiring all community college professors to incorporate politicized DEIA concepts in the classroom.

Texas A&M University: University Backs Out of Employment Offer Because of Professor’s Views

Outside organizations influenced the university to rescind the original employment offer for a professor because of her prior work on DEI issues.

St. Philip’s College: Professor Terminated for Statements Concerning Biological Sex

On January 27, 2023, Professor Johnson Varkey was fired from St. Philip’s College, allegedly for his in-class statements concerning biological sex. On June 28, ��ݮ��ƵAPP���� wrote St. Philip’s explaining that if true, the First Amendment protects Varkey’s pedagogically relevant in-class speech, even when it offends some listeners, and urged the college to reinstate the professor.

California State University, Dominguez Hills: Proposed DEI Policy Violates Faculty Freedom of Conscience, Academic Freedom

New College of Florida: Trustee Claims Professor Non-renewed for ‘Left-Wing’ Teaching and for Criticizing Administrators and the Governor