UW Pays $600K Settlement After Ninth Circuit Free Speech Ruling
The University of Washington paid $600,000 after the Ninth Circuit ruled that disciplining Stuart Reges for satirizing a land acknowledgment violated his First Amendment rights.
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University of Washington pays $600,000 settlement
The university paid Reges $600,000 following the adverse appellate ruling.
Ninth Circuit rules in Reges's favor
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the university's actions constituted retaliation for protected speech.
Lawsuit filed against University of Washington
Reges, supported by FIRE, filed a lawsuit alleging viewpoint discrimination and violation of his First Amendment rights.
Reges includes modified land acknowledgment in syllabus
Stuart Reges added a satirical land acknowledgment to his course syllabus, challenging the University of Washington's suggested but not required land acknowledgment practice.
The University of Washington paid $600,000 after the Ninth Circuit ruled that disciplining Stuart Reges for satirizing a land acknowledgment violated his First Amendment rights.
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