Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Marquette professor John McAdams in free speech case, orders univ

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Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with Marquette professor John McAdams in free speech case, orders university to reinstate him


Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Karen Herzog, Bruce Vielmetti
July 6, 2018

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that embattled Marquette University political science professor John McAdams was improperly suspended after he publicly criticized a graduate student by name on his politically conservative blog, leading to threats against her.

The court ordered the Jesuit university to immediately reinstate the professor and sent the case back to a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge to award damages, including back pay.

McAdams has been suspended without pay for the past seven semesters.

"The undisputed facts show that the University breached its contract with Dr. McAdams when it suspended him for engaging in activity protected by the contract's guarantee of academic freedom," said the opinion written by Justice Daniel Kelly.

More... https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/education/2018/07/06/marquette-professor-john-mcadams-prevails-academic-freedom-case/759800002/

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Legal issues aside, I see Abbate and McAdams as both being wrong.

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http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/

McAdams, defender of the Warren Commission Report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

I'd really have to look into the case, straight up, of course, he shouldn't be actually telling the address and names of people on the web. Otherwise, I appreciate his work per the link above.

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http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/

McAdams, defender of the Warren Commission Report on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

I'd really have to look into the case, straight up, of course, he shouldn't be actually telling the address and names of people on the web. Otherwise, I appreciate his work per the link above.

Yeah, but what else he's done is separate from this.

I agree that he shouldn't have targeted her that way. As far as I can tell, her classroom behavior was also wrong.