Student files civil rights suit against U-M alleging retaliation for support of Palestinian rights

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 526

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A University of Michigan student is taking the college’s leadership to court, accusing officials of collaborating with a private security company to engage in a campaign of surveillance and harassment in retaliation for his advocacy in support of the rights of Palestinians living in Gaza and the West Bank, territories occupied by Israel.

Josiah Walker is one of the five students interviewed by The Guardian, who said they were followed, recorded and …

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