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91 US higher education institutions back free speech rights of non-citizen students, faculty in appeals court

A coalition of ninety-one educational institutions has submitted a brief to an appeals court advocating for the protection of non-citizen students. This brief contests a policy that penalizes students and faculty for their speech. Previously, a district court ruled this policy infringed on First Amendment rights, prompting the government to…

The Times of India · Aug 13

Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender

This is the second Texas university system sued over teaching restrictions in recent weeks.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 4

'Unmasking, Naming, and Shaming': This Academic Freedom Group Is Pushing for Campus Censorship

Public records obtained by City Journal show the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom has taken a bizarrely censorial approach to its mission.

Reason · Jun 16

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Texas Tech regents unexpectedly take no public action on what can be taught on race, gender

Some professors are waiting for a final decision on acceptable instruction under a review policy created by the system’s new chancellor.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 27

Reagan-appointed judge smacks down Donald Trump’s attempts to take away free speech and protests

Turns out freedom of speech isn't targetted.

We Got This Covered · Oct 1, 2025

Federal Court Rules Speech-Based Deportations of Non-Citizen Students and Academics Violate the First Amendment

The decision is the most thorough in a line of recent court decisions reaching similar results.

Reason · Sep 30, 2025

Judge issues blistering opinion against Trump policy to deport pro-Palestinian students

Judge rules non-citizens have the same free speech rights as US citizens under the first amendment

The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2025

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‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault

The effects of a rightwing campaign to remake American higher education are fueling fear and anxiety, but advocates say they have plans to fight back

The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2025

Key takeaways from trial over Trump administration’s ‘ideological deportation’ policy

Suit highlights reasons for detainment of noncitizen scholars in the US by Ice and homeland security

The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2025

Trial to consider Trump’s ‘ideological-deportation policy’ targeting pro-Palestinian students

Case is the first of several legal challenges to White House’s sweeping crackdown on universities to make it to trial

The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2025

Once again targeting higher ed, Texas lawmakers limited faculty influence, campus speech this session

Lawmakers also approved direct pay for student athletes and sought better pathways from college to the workforce.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 19, 2025

The Decline and Fall of the AAUP as a Principled Defender of Academic Freedom

Matthew Finkin dissects how the American Association of University Professors has abandoned a principle defense of academic freedom.

Reason · Jun 17, 2025

Professors' Labor Unions Lack Standing to Challenge Government's Cancellation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia

From Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil's opinion today in American Association of University Professors & American Federation of Teachers v. U.S.… The post Professors' Labor Unions Lack Standing to Challenge Government's Cancellation of Grants and Contracts to Columbia appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 17, 2025

Trump administration notches first big win in assault on higher education

Federal judge dismissed lawsuit brought by faculty groups over government cuts to Columbia University funding

The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2025

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Reason · Apr 29, 2025

Deportation for "Pro-Palestine or Anti-Israel Political Speech" May Violate the First Amendment, Court Holds

[1.] From today's decision by Judge William Young (D. Mass.) in American Ass'n of Univ. Profs. v. Rubio: This case… The post Deportation for "Pro-Palestine or Anti-Israel Political Speech" May Violate the First Amendment, Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Apr 29, 2025

Does a "More Honest" Discussion about Antisemitism on College Campuses Require an Honest and Unsanitized Account of October 7?

A recent blog post at AAUP's Academe is attracting notice for the way it characterizes the October 7 attack.

The Guardian - US · Apr 19, 2025

The showdown between Harvard and the White House – day by day

After months of pressure to defend itself, Harvard rejected demands from the Trump administration

Reason · Apr 13, 2025

Over Eighty Universities File Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Trump's Speech-Based Deportations of Non-citizen Students

It's a good step. But the schools should also file their own lawsuit challenging this awful policy.

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The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2025

Harvard University faculty sue to block Trump review of nearly $9bn in funding

Lawsuit filed along with motion for temporary restraining order calls threats an existential ‘gun to the head’

The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2025

Harvard faculty organize amid anxiety university will capitulate to Trump

Harvard weighs costs of standing up to president as other elite schools, such as Princeton, signal they won’t concede

The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025

US academic groups sue White House over planned deportations of pro-Gaza students

Trump administration is accused of inciting ‘climate of repression’ and stifling free speech on campuses, including Columbia University

The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2025

A graduate’s arrest and Trump’s ‘pincer attack’ on higher education

The administration is cutting funds and threatening what it sees as liberal bastions, such as Columbia University, where it detained Mahmoud Khalil for his pro-Palestinian activism

Latin Times · Feb 5, 2025

Professors and University Officers Sue to Block Trump's Anti-DEI Orders: 'In the United States, There is No King'

Professors and university officials sue to block Trump's anti-DEI orders, arguing they exceed executive authority, threaten academic freedom, and violate constitutional rights.

Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2025

Activists back US professor ‘forced’ from Columbia over Palestine advocacy

Katherine Franke says she was forced to retire over her views critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.

Reason · Nov 30, 2024

DePaul Professor Who Wrote Anti-Palestinian Article, Was Censured by Faculty Council, Loses Contract, Defamation, and Discrimination Claim

From Hill v. DePaul Univ., which was decided in September by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice Martin, joined by Justices… The post DePaul Professor Who Wrote Anti-Palestinian Article, Was Censured by Faculty Council, Loses Contract, Defamation, and Discrimination Claim appeared first on Reason.com.

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