The University of Houston has agreed to end a broad-ranging harassment policy and pay a settlement after a federal judge agreed with three conservative students that it stifled their constitutional right to free speech.
In a statement emailed to The Washington Times on Friday, the school said it had reached “an amicable agreement with the plaintiff and now considers this matter resolved.”
“As a result of our discussions, a revised anti-discrimination policy has been adopted. The UH System remains committed to protecting the constitutional rights of our students and employees,” the statement reads.
Speech First, whose lawyers sue universities on behalf of conservative students for First Amendment violations, said in a press release Friday that the Texas school had agreed to end the policy and pay $30,000 in court fees to the advocacy group for representing the students in court.