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Salaita Sues U. of Illinois Over Rescinded Job Offer
Steven Salaita today against the University of Illinois trustees who voted to rescind his offer of a professorship at the university, top university officials, and the donors who he claims purposefully influenced their decision.
Shortly before classes were due to start last fall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Chancellor Phyllis Wise told Salaita that she would not have the Board of Trustees consider his appointment, a step many argued was a mere formality in the hiring process. An email statement from Wise made clear that she was motivated by what she characterized as 鈥disrespectful words鈥濃攕everal comments about Israel that Salaita had posted to his personal Twitter account. 麻豆传媒IOS and other free speech advocates objected, arguing that mandating civility is not consistent with First Amendment principles and can chill discussion on a wide range of topics.
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the law firm of Loevy & Loevy are , and the complaint is posted on .
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