Univ. of Michigan changes speech policies after DOJ lawsuit
September 28, 2020
The University of Michigan changed its speech policies Tuesday, one day after the Trump administration weighed in on a federal lawsuit alleging the school unfairly trampled on students’ First Amendment…
DOJ files in support of lawsuit against U. Michigan over Bias Response Team
September 28, 2020
In early May 2018, we covered a lawsuit brought by a new group called Speech First challenging U. Michigan’s Bias Response Teams, Lawsuit: U. Michigan speech code and…
University of Michigan Realizes Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings, Changes Speech Policy
September 28, 2020
Just one day after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it would join a lawsuit challenging the University of Michigan’s anti-harassment policies on grounds they allegedly violate the First Amendment,…
DOJ backs free speech watchdog in lawsuit against UMich
September 28, 2020
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit challenging the University of Michigan’s controversial speech code policies. The DOJ announced the move in a …
Justice Department backs lawsuit against University of Michigan’s Bias Response Team
September 28, 2020
The Trump administration weighed in Monday on a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of policies prohibiting the expression of “bias” at the University of Michigan, arguing that the public school…
Feds side with plaintiff in case challenging UM’s speech code
September 28, 2020
Washington — The U.S. Department of Justice is supporting a plaintiff that sued the University of Michigan, with government lawyers calling the school’s speech vague and overly broad on the same day…