An assistant professor at Texas State University is taking the school to federal court, asking for an injunction to keep his job after he was put on administrative leave last year following complaints about a pro-Palestinian talk he gave off-campus. Idris Robinson, an assistant professor of philosophy, claims university officials violated his free speech rights and retaliated against him. He’s trying to stop the school from terminating his contract, set to expire in May.
According to NBC News, Robinson’s lawsuit details how he was abruptly placed on administrative leave on June 6, 2025. This move came just one day after online activists started demanding his termination because of a speech he gave as a private citizen in the summer of 2024.
