Muslim advocacy group sues Gov. Abbott over order cracking down on campus protests

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott along with officials with UTSA and other public universities, arguing their efforts to clamp down on pro-Palestinian protests violates students' free speech rights. CAIR filed its suit Thursday in U.S. District Court in San Antonio on behalf of Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Houston, Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Texas at Dallas and the Democratic Socialists of America. UTSA President Taylor Eighmy is listed among its defendants.