Overview

• Dr. Rupa Marya was dismissed by UCSF in May 2025, the suit says, following her October 2023 social media criticism of Israel’s Gaza campaign
• Her federal complaint filed June 4 alleges that the university’s investigation, suspension of clinical privileges and firing constituted retaliation against her First Amendment–protected speech
• In October 2023, UCSF’s medical board deemed her a “possible imminent danger” to patients and suspended her clinical privileges, which were restored two weeks later after she challenged the decision
• A state court suit seeks damages for loss of her 22-year part-time teaching post along with reputational harm and emotional distress
• At a June 5 press conference, supporters highlighted the case’s implications for academic freedom and warned of a chilling effect on faculty speech