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Michigan State trustees settle First Amendment lawsuit with professor, who says they called him ‘racist’
A Michigan State professor settled a First Amendment lawsuit accusing two trustees of retaliating against him after…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Nov 20, 2025
San Diego race-based scholarship fund rebrands after legal challenge
The recently concluded suit alleged that the university violated the Ku Klux Klan Act.
By Lewis  Thune  '26
Oct 22, 2025
Former Auburn lecturer sues, says university fired her after post on Kirk's death: 'I will not mourn the wicked'
Candice Hale claims Auburn University and the University of Alabama retaliated and stripped her of all teaching dut…
By Jared Harris 
Oct 17, 2025
Popular professor fired at HBCU files lawsuit alleging anti-white discrimination
A tenured white professor at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore who was fired with little explanation has fil…
By Austin Browne  '24
Oct 9, 2025
Florida judge dismisses professors’ lawsuit over state’s anti-DEI law
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker dismissed all but one claim in the lawsuit Thursday.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Sep 29, 2025
Harvard University counter-sues professor who allegedly falsified data
Harvard University announced the counter-suit against the former-professor following an extensive line of developme…
By Michael Duke '26
Sep 23, 2025
Lawsuit: MIT tolerated anti-Semitism, forced out Jewish researcher
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher is suing the university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, alleg…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 22, 2025
Christian professor sues University of Arizona for alleged firing over gender policy advocacy
A former University of Arizona professor, Daniel Grossenbach, has filed a lawsuit claiming he was unlawfully fired …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Sep 10, 2025
Judge reverses $2 billion Harvard funding freeze, says antisemitism was used as a 'smokescreen'
Harvard University was handed a win in court after a federal judge ruled that cuts from the Trump administration am…
By Jared Harris 
Sep 4, 2025
Pitt seeks sanctions against Students for Justice in Palestine over lawsuit evidence dispute
The University of Pittsburgh says Students for Justice in Palestine withheld key evidence as the group fights a six…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Aug 25, 2025
Haverford College under federal investigation following response to anti-Semitic incidents
Pennsylvania's Haverford College is under a directed federal investigation after the Department of Education receiv…
By Campus Reform 
Aug 20, 2025
Federal judge won't block DEI ban at Alabama public schools
A 2024 Alabama law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public schools and universities in the s…
By Campus Reform 
Aug 14, 2025
Trump executive order cited in lawsuit after Stephen F. Austin cuts women’s sports
The lawsuit challenges the university’s decision to eliminate women’s bowling, women’s beach volleyball, and men’s …
By Daisy Roser '26
Aug 1, 2025
Harvard sued over alleged anti-Semitic mob assault, refusal to discipline attackers
A former Harvard Business School student has filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging anti-Semitic discrimi…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 24, 2025
Columbia settles for $221 million, hailed as 'seismic shift' in fight against anti-Semitism
The agreement allows Columbia University to regain access to federal grants that were previously frozen.
By Campus Reform 
Jul 24, 2025
California students sue UC San Diego over race-based scholarship
A group of California students has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the University of California, San Diego’s sc…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 23, 2025
Israeli researcher sues Stanford, says he was targeted for being Jewish and Israeli
Dr. Shay Laps, an Israeli chemist and postdoctoral researcher, filed a lawsuit against Stanford University, allegin…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 22, 2025
Fired DEI director sues University of Michigan, denies saying school is 'controlled by wealthy Jews'
A former director for the university's Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives was fired after a confrontation…
By Campus Reform 
Jul 18, 2025
Barnard agrees to settle antisemitism case, enacts 'zero tolerance' policy
A zero tolerance policy against antisemitism was announced as part of the school's legal settlement Monday.
By Campus Reform 
Jul 9, 2025
MIT sued over failure to address anti-Semitic harassment on campus
The Brandeis Center has filed a federal lawsuit against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the sch…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jul 8, 2025
Fired DEI director sues University of Michigan over alleged anti-Semitic comment dismissal
Rachel Dawson previously led the University of Michigan’s Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives and made ant…
By Michael Duke '26
Jul 4, 2025
Democrats fight to keep DEI alive at Virginia colleges
The lawsuit claims the legislature must approve the appointments and that it rejected them earlier this month.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jul 1, 2025
16 states join Trump admin in legal push to strip Harvard’s federal funding
16 Republican-led states have filed an amicus brief backing the Trump administration’s legal efforts to withhold fe…
By Simon Olech  '28
Jun 25, 2025
Campbell University faces civil rights complaint over sex- and race-based scholarships
A recently filed civil rights complaint argues that Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina offers discr…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 25, 2025
University of Oregon ordered to cover legal fees after settling First Amendment lawsuit
The university has accumulated a $500,000 internal legal fee tab in an attempt to restrict speech.
By Matthew Garrett 
Jun 24, 2025
Judge rules USF protected from COVID-era fee refunds under sovereign immunity
University of South Florida students challenged fees paid during pandemic-era shutdowns.
By Michael Duke '26
Jun 22, 2025
Judge rules NIH broke law by axing $1B in DEI grants
A federal judge has declared that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) violated the law in cutting more than $1 …
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 19, 2025
Jewish students sue GWU over alleged failure to address campus anti-Semitism
Jewish students at George Washington University (GWU) recently filed a federal lawsuit against the school for alleg…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 19, 2025
MSU professor’s lawsuit advances against board members who called on students to label him ‘racist’
A federal court ruled that a professor’s lawsuit alleging that two Michigan State University board members tried to…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 18, 2025
Former Auburn employee files lawsuit against university for anti-white discrimination
A former Auburn University employee is suing the school for racial and age discrimination.
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jun 11, 2025
Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing University of Pennsylvania of enabling anti-Semitism on campus
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from Jewish students alleging the University of Pennsylvania failed to address …
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jun 10, 2025
MIT sues Trump admin after National Science Foundation agency ‘Misinformation’ research grant
The canceled research project is part of National Science Foundation's (NSF) goal to correct for 'awards that are n…
By Daniel Idfresne '26
May 20, 2025
Civil rights complaint filed against Indiana University South Bend over race-based scholarships
The Equal Protection Project has filed a civil rights complaint against Indiana University South Bend, alleging tha…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Apr 3, 2025
Civil rights group files complaint against University of Oregon over DEI-based scholarships
The University of Oregon is facing a civil rights complaint over four scholarships that allegedly discriminate base…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Mar 25, 2025
Ex-chancellor fired for making porn sues university for reinstatement
Former University of Wisconsin–La Crosse chancellor and professor Joe Gow has filed a lawsuit against the school.
By Benjamin Brown '26
Mar 20, 2025
FIRE leads federal lawsuit against 'clear violation of First Amendment' after Texas A&M bans drag shows
The Texas A&M University System finds itself in a legal dispute as a student group has challenged a recent policy p…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Mar 19, 2025
UCSF children's hospital sued for race-based discrimination used in high school internship admissions
The University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital is facing a federal lawsuit from the Pacifi…
By Jacob Beckwith '26
Mar 5, 2025
Ex-UIC prof files lawsuit saying he was fired for opposing racial hiring preferences
The Liberty Justice Center recently filed a lawsuit against the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), alleging that…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 20, 2025
Students Against Racial Discrimination files complaint against UC system over admissions preferences
Students Against Racial Discrimination (SARD) has pursued legal action against the University of California (UC) sy…
By Simon Olech  '28
Feb 20, 2025
California Community Colleges retreat from enforcing DEI mandates after free speech lawsuit
The California Community Colleges system recently decided not to enforce a pro-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion mand…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 18, 2025
Ex-UPenn swimmers file Title IX lawsuit for having to compete with male teammate
Former UPenn women's swim team members have filed a Title IX lawsuit against various entities for allowing Lia Thom…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 8, 2025
Columbia sued by NYC residents for blocking campus access after anti-Israel protests
Residents of New York City have filed a lawsuit against Columbia University for closing part of its quad, thereby r…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Feb 5, 2025
Prof who sought to 'ruin' National Review ordered to pay outlet over $500k in legal fees
A climate scientist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania has been ordered to pay the conservative Nation…
By Brendan  McDonald '25
Jan 28, 2025
Harvard settles anti-Semitism lawsuits, says it will not tolerate certain anti-Israel activities
‘Harvard will broadly promote annual training for the University community focused on recognizing and combating ant…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Jan 22, 2025
2024: 5 higher ed lawsuits from this year
In 2024, America's colleges and universities found themselves embroiled in numerous controversies — here are five t…
By Natalie Eaton 
Dec 29, 2024
Anti-Israel student group sues University of Michigan for free speech violations
An anti-Israel student group has sued the University of Michigan for discriminating against its campus activism.
By Campus Reform 
Dec 23, 2024
Ohio State president sued in separate lawsuits for arrests near April encampment protest
A pair of individuals have sued the president of Ohio State University for their arrests near a campus encampment p…
By Campus Reform 
Dec 6, 2024
Civil rights group challenges university mentoring program for excluding white students
The Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a complaint against the University of Virginia, alleging that its BIPOC Me…
By Patrick  McDonald '26
Dec 6, 2024
CU Boulder reaches $4.5 million gender discrimination settlement
The University of Colorado at Boulder will soon pay out millions of dollars to 386 female faculty members as part o…
By Benjamin Brown '26
Dec 2, 2024
Biden-appointee judge rules that 6-ft-tall male volleyball player can continue competing against women
Multiple female athletes have expressed concerns over Fleming, including his own fellow team members.
By Elad Vaida 
Nov 26, 2024