The University of Texas (UT) has agreed to abolish its bias response team to resolve a First Amendment lawsuit that alleged the university intentionally chilled student speech on campus. The Campus Climate Response Team (CCRT), according to UT’s website, was formed to help students report incidents of alleged bias, including “hateful comments” or “prejudiced behavior.” In 2018, free speech advocacy group Speech First sued UT, arguing that the university “created an elaborate investigatory and disciplinary apparatus to suppress, punish, and deter speech that other students deem ‘offensive,’ ‘biased,’ ‘uncivil,’ or ‘rude.'” The university in June 2019 won an initial victory when a district court justice ruled that Speech First lacked the standing to sue for failing to clearly show that students were censoring themselves in fear of punishment. In October, however, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals revived the lower court’s judgment, holding that UT students represented by Speech First …