Denver Post: CU billing Churchill for out-of-pocket legal expenses
The University of Colorado will bill Ward Churchill for more than $10,000 in out-of-pocket costs the school incurred while defending against his wrongful termination suit, the university’s lawyer said today.
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Inside Higher Ed: Ward Churchill Gets Nothing
The University of Colorado won just about everything it wanted, and Ward Churchill lost just about everything he wanted, in a ruling Tuesday by a state judge in Colorado.
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The Chronicle: Judge Rejects Ward Churchill’s Plea for Reinstatement, Vacates Verdict in His Favor
A state court judge on Tuesday not only denied Ward Churchill everything he sought in his long-running battle with the University of Colorado system, but also negated the one victory the controversial scholar had won so far: a jury verdict holding that system officials had violated his First Amendment rights by firing him from a job as a tenured ethnic-studies professor in response to statements he had made.
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Daily Camera: Decision on Ward Churchill reinstatement next week
Chief Denver District Judge Larry Naves broke court for the day and asked the lawyers to submit final papers in the case on Thursday.
He said he would likely have a final ruling on whether Ward Churchill gets his job back by early next week.
Before court ended, Churchill attorney David Lane cross-examined CU Chancellor Phil DiStefano on the stand.
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The Chronicle: Ward Churchill Asks Judge to Order His Reinstatement at U. of Colorado
With the support of two major faculty groups and a long list of scholars, Ward Churchill has formally asked a judge to order the University of Colorado to give him back his job as a tenured professor, arguing that only his reinstatement will repair the damage that his dismissal did to his reputation and the greater cause of academic freedom.
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