Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Professor’s First Amendment Lawsuit

A district court sided with a Portland State University professor on Tuesday, issuing a preliminary injunction against an employee at the University of Oregon for violating the professor’s First Amendment rights on social media. The case stems from an incident in which Tova Stabin, then the communications manager for the University of Oregon’s Division of Equity and Inclusion, blocked Twitter user Bruce Gilley from following the division’s official account on Twitter, now known as X. Mr. Gilley had reposted a reply to Ms. Stabin’s post, which she had titled a “Racism Interrupter,” on June 14, 2022. He filed a lawsuit against Ms. Stabin on Aug. 11, 2022. Ms. Stabin has since retired....