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I may have missed if this was posted already, but after noodlesoups case got bumped to federal court their judge gave his thoughts on it. Every dog gets their day in court but man TheLeftistLawyer sounds fucking terrible as a Lawyer  

https://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/judge-illinois-state-students-rights-not-violated-by-discipline/article_36c32286-6be2-11ef-8093-ef1fe0a5dddc.html

Bruce also said in his order that plaintiffs made no clear assertion that disciplinary probation would have any chilling effect on their speech, or that it leads to another form of irreparable harm.

While the plaintiffs argued that the essay assignment required "nothing short of a pro-Israel message, or an acquiescence that pro-Palestinian speech is entitled to less protection and deference," the judge noted that the prompt did not instruct the students to say anything about conflict in the Middle East. He called the argument "patently without merit"

And in footnotes of his court order, Bruce said even if the university was compelling plaintiffs to write an essay admitting to trespassing, a Fifth Amendment violation could not occur until a government compelled statement is actually used at trial.

Plaintiffs are encouraged to amend their complaint so that it better reflects the current state of affairs and eliminating any claims or requests for relief that may have been rendered moot by developments in the case,” the judge ruled.

And their case is still proceeding as of yesterday it looks like https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/54698934/Richardson_et_al_v_Morgan_et_al

If I’m reading that correctly theyre going into 2026. All for a protest

TEXT ORDER entered by Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long on 10/24/2024. The court hereby vacates the Rule 16 Scheduling Conference set for 10/30/24. The court adopts the deadlines in the Parties' Agreed Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting24 . The following deadlines are set: initial disclosures due 2/20/25, amended pleadings and joinder of parties due 2/20/25, Plaintiff's deadline to disclose experts 8/15/25, Plaintiff's deadline to provide expert reports is 9/18/25, Plaintiff shall make experts available for deposition by 10/22/25, Defendant's deadline to disclose experts is 11/19/25, Defendant's deadline to provide expert reports is 12/19/25, Defendant shall make experts available for deposition by 1/21/26, discovery closes 2/16/26, case dispositive motions due 3/16/26. Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/16/26 at 10:30 AM, before Judge Colin S. Bruce, Courtroom A, Urbana. Jury Trial set for 8/4/26 at 9:00 AM, before Judge Colin S. Bruce, Courtroom A, Urbana. The court stresses the importance of adhering to the schedule and procedures for requests to extend the schedule. The parties are reminded of option of Court sponsored mediation/Settlement Conference. The Court directs the Clerk to provide the parties with a copy of the Court's consent to magistrate judge form. A telephone status conference is set for 8/14/25 at 10:15 AM, before Magistrate Judge Eric I. Long. The call-in number is 551-285-1373, then enter meeting ID 160 924 96574.(JMB)