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Crime & Courts July 10, 2025 - 4:36 pm

KU students sue, alleging university crackdown on pro-Palestine protests violated their rights

by Cuyler Dunn

Two KU students and the campus group Students for Justice in Palestine have filed a lawsuit against university administrators, alleging the students were unfairly targeted and punished for participating in peaceful pro-Palestine protests last spring.

Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 22, 2025 - 4:13 pm

Fired student worker sues, alleging KU violated his First Amendment rights

by Cuyler Dunn

Anthony Alvarez, a KU student who served as a proctor for a scholarship hall, has filed a lawsuit against KU after he was fired from his position in the wake of speaking out against the university’s decision to end the hall’s gender-inclusive housing.

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