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Lawsuit accuses University of Alabama of censorship in ending student magazines
Students sue the University of Alabama claiming censorship and discrimination after suspension of two magazines focused on race and gender, supported by major civil rights groups.
On Monday, students at the University of Alabama filed a federal lawsuit challenging the suspension of two student-run magazines focused on Black students and women's issues, alleging censorship and viewpoint-based discrimination.
University of Alabama officials in December informed the editors that the magazines were stopped immediately, citing the perceived target audience and guidance from President Donald Trump's administration, according to the lawsuit.
Recent issues of Alice, published for 10 years, included political pieces on misogyny and reproductive politics, while Nineteen Fifty-Six, named after 1956 and published for five years, covered diversity and international students.
The university declined to comment on pending litigation, and campus protests followed the suspension, with Sam Boyd stating 'Students at the University of Alabama deserve the right to freely express themselves.