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Texas State University Professor Sues to Block Firing After Israeli-Palestinian Comments
Idris Robinson claims Texas State University retaliated against him for protected off-campus speech on Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with contract nonrenewal set for May 2026.
- Idris Robinson, a tenure-track philosophy professor at Texas State University, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court to block his contract nonrenewal on May 31, 2026, alleging First Amendment violations.
- Tensions erupted after Robinson gave a June 2024 talk titled "Strategic Lessons from the Palestinian Resistance" in Asheville, North Carolina, which triggered an online harassment campaign against the university in June 2025.
- The Texas State Employees Union argues the university punished Robinson for speech made as a private citizen, noting his "glowing" performance reviews prior to the controversy.
- A university spokesperson told CBS Austin the school "does not discuss active litigation," while Robinson's legal team seeks an injunction to prevent his termination on May 31.
- This case follows the firing of professor Thomas Alter last fall, with the union describing Robinson's situation as another instance where Texas State chose "political appeasement" over defending faculty.
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Assistant professor of philosophy Idris Robinson accuses Texas State University of violating his free speech after he was put on administrative leave last year - Anadolu Ajansı
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Texas professor put on leave after complaints over pro-Palestinian talk sues school to keep job
An assistant professor who was put on administrative leave last year after the university allegedly received complaints and allegations in connection to a talk he gave on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sued Texas State University
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