University’s Attempt to Dismiss Salaita Suit Over “Uncivil” Tweets Rejected by Court
Chicago –-(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. Today, a federal judge rejected efforts to throw out a lawsuitagainst the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) for firing Professor Steven Salaita from a tenured position based on his personal tweets criticizing Israel’s military assault on Gaza last summer. The university has admitted that it based its decision on Salaita’s tweets, calling them “uncivil.” The court firmly…
