Faculty in the Texas Tech University System filed a lawsuit alleging system leaders violated First Amendment rights and engaged in racial discrimination through new curricular-review and course-content guidelines. The Texas American Association of University Professors–American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) argues the policies amount to “an extraordinary system of censorship in higher education.” The suit contends the restrictions affected at least 277 courses at Texas Tech University, including limits on how faculty can teach about gender, sexuality, and race. It also alleges the system ended gender and sexuality programs and prohibits students from creating “degree-culminating” research or theses on sexual orientation and gender identity. The plaintiffs seek a federal court declaration that the policies are unconstitutional and an order blocking enforcement. Texas Tech system officials responded that the policies are “lawful, constitutionally sound, and fully compliant with state and federal law.” The case adds to a growing map of litigation over academic freedom and federal constitutional standards for public-university classroom instruction in states adopting similar restrictions.