May 06, 2024
A federal judge has tossed a professor's suit alleging the University of Washington violated his First Amendment rights after he opposed including an acknowledgment of Native Americans in his syllabus for a computer science course, saying his stance created a burden for the school.
April 22, 2024
A Washington federal judge seemed to doubt Monday that the University of Washington went too far when it removed a professor's political statements from his syllabi, noting that the comments were disruptive because they caused students to drop the mandatory course.
November 01, 2022
The University of Washington urged a Seattle federal judge Monday to toss a professor's claims he suffered retaliation after opposing the university's suggestion that syllabi acknowledge the Indigenous inhabitants of the land where the school is located, saying he's free to express political views outside of official school documents.
July 14, 2022
A University of Washington professor has sued the school in federal court, claiming its administrators violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him after he opposed the university's "Indigenous land acknowledgment statement."