Missouri State University faced a lawsuit from a right-wing advocacy organization alleging the university’s bias incident response policy chills student speech and violates First Amendment and due process rights. The complaint argued the bias definition was vague and viewpoint-based, and it described a Bias Response Team process involving senior administrators. In response, Missouri State told the outlet it was disbanding its Bias Response Team effective immediately and said the team had not met since September, with the decision made prior to the litigation. The case underscores how campuses’ compliance structures around “bias” claims can rapidly become litigation targets—forcing institutions to revise practices tied to student reporting, dialogue requirements, and potential discipline pathways.