Settlement with conservative free speech group forces University of Houston to keep amended anti-harassment policy
September 28, 2020
June 10, 2022 The conservative group Speech First argued that the anti-discrimination policy restricting “offensive speech about personal characteristics such race, ethnicity or gender” violates students’ First Amendment rights. The…
Judge signals he will rule in favor of students who say university policy banning slurs chills free speech rights
September 28, 2020
June 3, 2022 The policy is at the center of a lawsuit from conservative students with the nonprofit group Speech First. Read more here at Sports…
Federal judge blocks UH harassment policy in free speech case
September 28, 2020
June 1, 2022 A U.S. district court judge has blocked the University of Houston from enforcing a former version of its anti-discrimination policy, saying it is likely his final ruling…
Is Affirmative Action Next For SCOTUS? Here’s How It Could Happen
September 28, 2020
May 31, 2022 The Supreme Court is currently considering a case challenging the consideration of race in college admissions, and amicus briefs filed by plaintiffs reveal how the court could…
Court halts university’s ‘harassment policy’ pending free speech lawsuit
September 28, 2020
May 27, 2022 A U.S District Court in Texas granted a preliminary injunction on Monday that prohibits the University of Houston (UH) from enforcing a “harassment policy” that…
Federal judge rules Houston University’s harassment policy unconstitutional: ‘Not guidance, it is the law’
September 28, 2020
May 24, 2022 A federal judge in Texas has blocked a university from re-implementing an anti–discrimination policy and sided with a conservative group who argued it was…