“A group of civil rights activists is suing the University of Michigan for allegedly retaliating against a pro-Palestinian student. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) and the Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. According to the lawsuit, university officials are accused of harassing Josiah Walker, a Black Muslim student, who participated in protests between 2023 and 2024 following the Israel-Hamas war. The lawsuit alleges that Walker was arrested without probable cause and endured excessive force and seizure of his personal property.”

See full story by DeJanay Booth-Singleton at CBS News.com.

See also articles by Adrienne Roberts from the Detroit Free Press; Sarah Atwood from the Detroit News; Susan Smiley from Law360; Kyle Davidson from Michigan Advance; Tom Perkins from the Guardian; and Jordyn Pair from MLive.