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Constitutional Law

Aug. 28, 2026

Judge presses UC, challengers to narrow pronoun-policy injunction

U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter ordered the parties to propose narrowly tailored relief in a First Amendment challenge to UC's harassment policies after expressing frustration with their first attempt to reach common ground.

Judge presses UC, challengers to narrow pronoun-policy injunction
U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter

A federal judge considering a First Amendment challenge to the University of California's harassment policies pressed attorneys Thursday to narrow the scope of a possible injunction, at one point calling a recess so they could meet and confer -- then expressing frustration when they returned without doing what he thought he had asked.

U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter did not rule on Defending Education's motion for a preliminary injunction, repeatedly stressing that h...

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