Crucially, as this article explains, the judge ruled that the topic of Israel-Palestine was of great public concern, and therefore freedom of speech and academic freedom even more called for; he dismissed the university’s argument that it needed to protect the campus against “disruption.” This has huge ramifications for future activism.
Steven Salaita Vindicated in Federal Court
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