Students sued University of Alabama trustees after the school suspended two student-run magazines serving women and Black student audiences, according to a complaint filed in federal court. The university previously told the publications, Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six, that they were suspended because they “target primarily specific groups” under Trump administration guidance on racial and gender discrimination, not due to content. Plaintiffs argued the action violated First Amendment protections and sought injunctive relief to restore the magazines and their funding, escalating legal pressure on how universities interpret federal discrimination guidance in student media.
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