Civil rights advocates say U-M protest indictment blurs protected speech, criminal conduct

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 1,066

Last Updated: 10 hours, 17 minutes ago

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The charges lodged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian students and alumni of the University of Michigan blur the line between alleged unlawful acts and constitutionally-protected political expression, said the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter in a scathing rebuke of the federal government’s case.

The FBI arrested eight activists on Wednesday associated with protests at U-M over the last several years, prompting the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan …

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