Saturday, May 23, 2026

Student files civil rights suit against U-M alleging retaliation for support of Palestinian rights

In the complaint filed by the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice, Walker, who is Black and Muslim, accused the university of discriminating against him for his advocacy for Palestinian rights. 

“Defendants acted against Plaintiff Walker because of the content of his speech and the viewpoints he expressed, as well as his racial and religious identities,” the suit reads. “As a result, Defendants subjected Mr. Walker to a deliberate and unlawful pattern of harassment and retaliation.”…

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-05-22/student-files-civil-rights-suit-against-u-m-alleging-retaliation-for-support-of-palestinian-rights


 

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