University of Washington professor sues school, alleging free-speech violation
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A University of Washington professor is suing the college, alleging the university violated his free speech rights after he put a dissenting opinion on his syllabus.
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"What makes situations such as this both newsworthy and troubling is that the rule prohibiting state infringement of the free speech rights of public employees has been settled for decades - but cases such as this come up anyway. Why? Because people in the world of academia are in such a bubble they can't fathom that their pet social justice initiatives could possibly be trumped by higher values," Ron Coleman, partner at the Dhillon Law Group, told Fox News Digital.
Reges included a dissenting statement on his syllabus that "challenged his students and fellow faculty to think about the utility and performative nature of land acknowledgment statements," the filing read.