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(This summary is temporary while we research the case further). On May 1, 2025, eight former employees of the University of Michigan sued the school for allegedly wrongfully terminating them in retaliation for the plaintiffs participation in pro-Palestine protests. Represented by the Sugar Law Center and American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the plaintiffs alleged that the University violated their First Amendment free speech rights and Fourteenth Amendment due process rights.