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US Supreme Court turns away challenge to Indiana University bias reporting policy
By John Kruzel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a conservative group’s challenge on free speech grounds to Indiana University’s policy for monitoring and reporting what the school considers to be bias-motivated incidents.
The justices declined to hear Washington-based group Speech First’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling denying its request to block the university’s policy as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech. Indiana University is a public school.
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The issue of free speech on college and university campuses has become a flashpoint in the U.S. culture wars, with some liberals citing the need to counter hate speech and some conservatives saying schools have enacted policies aimed at silencing views on the right.
Speech First, which on its website says it is dedicated to fighting “toxic censorship culture on college campuses,” has sued at least nine universities over their speech policies. Its 2024 lawsuit against Indiana University President Pamela Whitten and other school officials sought to block enforcement of the bias incident reporting policy. The school’s main campus is located in Bloomington, Indiana.
The policy defines “bias incidents” as “any conduct, speech or expression motivated in whole or in part by bias or prejudice meant to intimidate, demean, mock, degrade, marginalize or threaten individuals or groups based on that individual or group’s actual or perceived identities,” according to court records.
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the court’s decision not to hear the appeal. Thomas said he would have taken it up to resolve a split among lower federal appeals courts in handling legal challenges to college bias-response policies.
“Given the number of schools with bias-response teams, this court eventually will need to resolve the split over a student’s right to challenge such programs,” Thomas wrote.
Under Indiana University’s policy, students are asked to submit a report to alert the university if they experience, witness or are aware of a bias incident.
“Indiana University is committed to creating welcoming, inclusive, and respectful campus communities where everyone can thrive and do their best work – a place where all are treated with civility and respect,” the university states on its website.
In the lawsuit, Speech First said the policy violated the First Amendment rights of its student members at Indiana University. The group also said the speech standards defined in the policy were so vague as to deprive students of their constitutional right to understand what conduct is prohibited.
The university’s bias incidents policy marshals the authority of university administrators “to police speech that someone believes is motivated by ‘bias,’” the lawsuit states. “This policy poses a grave risk of chilling the open and unfettered discourse that should be central to higher education.”
The group said that students accused of “bias incidents” can be referred for formal disciplinary proceedings, but school officials disputed this in court papers.
U.S. District Judge James Hanlon in August 2024 denied Speech First’s request to block Indiana University’s policy, finding that the group lacked the necessary legal standing to bring their legal challenge. The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in September 2024 upheld Hanlon’s ruling, prompting Speech First’s appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court in March 2024 sidestepped Speech First’s challenge to Virginia Tech University’s policy for monitoring and reporting allegations of bias against LGBT people, racial minorities, religious groups and others.
(Reporting by John Kruzel; Editing by Will Dunham)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Indiana lost to Ohio State Saturday evening at Value City Arena by a final score of 91-78.
The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below.
Ohio State led 50-33 at halftime. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Lamar Wilkerson with 18 points. Tucker DeVries added 17.
For Darian DeVries and Reed Bailey postgame, GO HERE.
Indiana will be the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will play on Wednesday evening in Chicago.
THREE KEYS TO THE GAME
1. Abysmal defense. Ohio State torched Indiana’s defense. The Buckeyes started the game hot from the field and never really cooled down. For the game OSU shot 59.2% overall including 45.8% from three. But the first half was the real story, when OSU made 67.9% overall and 61.5% (8 of 13) from three. The live stats indicate the Buckeyes scored 1.56 points per possession in the first half.
2. OSU takes away the three. Take away the three, slow down IU’s offense. Indiana got up just eight attempts from long range in the first half and made just one. Yes, OSU made as many threes as IU attempted in the first half. Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries combined to go 0 of 5 from long range before the break. The Hoosiers came in averaging more than 51% of their field goal attempts from three, but took just 28.6% of their shots from beyond the arc in the first half. Things didn’t get much better after the break, and IU shot just 5 of 18 from deep for the game.
3. First half turnovers. Indiana added insult to injury in the first half with eight turnovers that resulted in 13 Ohio State points. Several of those opportunities resulted in live ball scenarios where the Buckeyes were able to score before IU’s defense was set. Seven different Indiana players had first half turnovers. Those miscues plus Ohio State’s hot shooting contributed to a 15-4 Buckeye close to the first half to give them their biggest first half margin (17) at the break.
HIGHLIGHTS
FINAL STATS
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The Hoosiers’ coach has been fixated on preparing regardless of circumstances, and his team saw the fruit of their labor against Minnesota.
Indiana (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten) and host Ohio State (19-11, 11-8) are sitting perilously on the NCAA Tournament bubble as they meet in a regular-season finale. Lamar Wilkerson has a chance to set an IU season record, while Bruce Thornton could become OSU’s career scoring leader.
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- The Indiana-Ohio State game is at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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- Zach Osterman, IndyStar: Ohio State 62-59
- “Both teams need this game. Neither is particularly consistent or impressive right now. They are living on the bubble, dangerously. Ohio State is at home, though, and Bruce Thornton might be the best player on the floor, pound for pound. Expect Indiana fans to turn out as they so often do in Columbus, but Ohio State wins a grind-it-out affair.”
- Michael Niziolek, Herald-Times: Ohio State 78-74
- “Indiana got back on track against Minnesota, but the matchup against Ohio State will be a much bigger challenge. The Buckeyes defend the perimeter well — opposing teams only shoot 31.3% from 3-point range against OSU — and they have a balanced lineup with four players averaging double-digits. One key matchup will be how well IU defends Bruce Thornton, who is 0-5 in his career against the Hoosiers. He has a chance to become his program’s all-time leading scorer on Saturday.”
- Lamar Wilkerson averages 21.1 points on 38.4% 3-point shooting, while Tucker DeVries averages 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds. The ever-giving Wilkerson has a chance to pass Steve Alford for the most 3-pointers in a season for IU. Wilkerson has 101, while Alford had 107 in the first season that the NCAA used the shot (1986-87). The Hoosiers won their home finale to keep their March Madness hopes alive.
- Bruce Thornton averages 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and shoots 39.4% from 3-point range. He enters his final home game with 2,085 career points, 29 behind Dennis Hopson (1983-87). Backcourt mate John Mobley Jr. adds 15.8 points on 43.2% 3-point shooting. Inside, Devin Royal adds 14.0 points and 5.7 rebounds, and Christoph Tilly 11.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. The Buckeyes have won their last two, one of them over Purdue.
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As of March 5
(all times ET; with date, day of week, location and opponent, time, TV)
- March 10-15: Big Ten Tournament in Chicago
- 0, Jasai Miles
- 1, Reed Bailey
- 2, Jason Drake
- 3, Lamar Wilkerson
- 4, Sam Alexis
- 5, Conor Enright
- 6, Tayton Conerway
- 7, Nick Dorn
- 10, Josh Harris
- 11, Trent Sisley
- 12, Tucker DeVries
- 13, Aleksa Ristic
- 15, Andrej Acimovic
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