Recently, Attorney Michael Thad Allen of Allen Harris Law appeared in a webinar titled, "Standing Up for Freedom of Speech and True Anti-Racism on Campus: Tabia Lee Case Updates." This webinar was sponsored by the Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR), and Mr. Allen was joined by Dr. Tabia Lee…
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In an interview with Kristine Parks of FOX News, Kellie Miller, Esq. speaks about the legal complaint by Dr. Micharl J. Joyner against the Mayo Clinic, in which he argues the health clinic violated his free speech rights. More specifically, Joyner claims that he was "silenced and punished" by the…
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On October 3, 2023, Allen Harris PLLC — along with local counsel Jonathan Vogel of Vogel Law PLLC — filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that dramatically limits the free…
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed down another defeat to the University of North Texas and a victory to Allen Harris in a lawsuit defending the First Amendment rights of Professor Timothy Jackson, after UNT shut down his journal, The Journal of Schenkerian Studies. The decision can be…
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This week, Allen Harris sent an open letter to Dr. Michael Lauer, Deputy Director of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Lauer is an accomplished American cardiologist and scientist, and he serves the NIH as the principal scientific leader and advisor on all matters relating to the…
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Recently, the New York Post featured an article about attorneys Mike Allen and Samantha Harris, of Allen Harris Law, titled, "Meet the go-to lawyers for cancel culture victims: ‘Standing up for free speech.'" In the article, Mike Allen and Samantha Harris discuss prominent cases they've handled in the past and…
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In an interview with Elizabeth Cohen of CNN, Kellie Miller, Esq. speaks about the dozens of professors from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and other universities who wrote a letter to the Mayo Clinic in protest to the suspension of Dr. Micharl J. Joyner, who expressed criticism toward the National Institute of…
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In an interview with Ryan Quinn of Insider Higher Education, Kellie Miller, Esq. speaks on her representation of Dr. Michael J. Joyner of the Mayo Clinic, who is being threatened with termination after interviews he gave to CNN and The New York Times. In this case, Dr. Carlos B. Mantilla…
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In an interview with Emma Green of The New Yorker, Michael Thad Allen, Esq. and Samantha Harris, Esq. of Allen Harris Law discuss their participation in the Gathering of Thought Criminals, which is a monthly, private hangout in New York City where individuals from media, academia, and other intellectual circles…
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One of the most frustrating things students and faculty members face in campus proceedings is the lack of information they are routinely given about their supposed offenses. Ohio Northern University law professor Scott Gerber, an Allen Harris client, took to the Wall Street Journal today to tell the outrageous story…
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The Chronicle of Higher Education just ran a full-length article on accusations against the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor Junot Diaz. His story serves as a good (if very high profile) example of what we at Allen Harris call “mobbing” campaigns on campus. Mobbing is when, based on one accusation,…
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Last Friday, Allen Harris attorney Robert Shibley, representing the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of a student accused in a Title IX campus proceeding. The case, Doe v. Loyola University Chicago,…
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In an interview with Rikki Schlott of The Free Press, Michael Thad Allen, Esq. of Allen Harris Law addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in fine arts institutions and foundations. Mr. Allen pointed out that any theater attempting to implement DEI demands could find itself at the other end…
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Attorney Robert Shibley of Allen Harris Law wrote an op-ed featured on Fox News called, "'Twitter Files' show today's censors continue to be terrible at their jobs." The op-ed speaks about how we now know, thanks to the "Twitter Files," that Twitter censors actively worked alongside government agencies--albeit rather incompetently--to…
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Attorney Robert Shibley of Allen Harris Law was featured on an episode of Dr. Phil called "You Can't Post That!" regarding the issue of free speech and self-censorship among Americans in recent times. To watch the clip in full, simply click here.
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Michael Chabon’s Most Accurate Academic Movie Ever Made Those interested in a humorous romp through a dysfunctional college’s administration might pick up the novel Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon. Chabon published Wonder Boys in 1995, early in his career before going on to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in…
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