U. Louisville Settles With Prof Who Was Fired After Criticizing Trans Ideology for $1.6 Million
“Hopefully, other public universities will learn from this that if they violate the First Amendment, they can be held accountable, and it can be very expensive”
This type of story always brings me back to Megyn Kelly saying that the courts would be the way to stop this madness.
The College Fix reports:
U. Louisville pays almost $1.6M to settle case with professor who criticized trans ideology
University of Louisville has agreed to pay almost $1.6 million in damages and attorneys’ fees to settle a six-year-old lawsuit filed by its former chief of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology.
Dr. Allan Josephson was essentially terminated after he criticized transgender ideology, and filed a lawsuit in April 2019 to fight the decision.
“He risked his livelihood and reputation to speak the truth boldly, and the university punished him for expressing his opinion—ultimately by dismissing him. But public universities have no business punishing professors simply because they hold different views,” said Travis Barham, an attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented the doctor.
“…Hopefully, other public universities will learn from this that if they violate the First Amendment, they can be held accountable, and it can be very expensive,” he said in a statement announcing the settlement Monday.
The alliance has filed a motion to dismiss the case because of the agreement.
University spokesman John Karman told Kentucky Today, “As this settlement is related to a personnel matter, the university is not able to provide additional comment.”
Josephson, a psychiatrist, said in a statement Monday that “I’m glad to finally receive vindication for voicing what I know is true.”
“Children deserve better than life-altering procedures that mutilate their bodies and destroy their ability to lead fulfilling lives,” he said.
“In spite of the circumstances I suffered through with my university, I’m overwhelmed to see that my case helped lead the way for other medical practitioners to see the universal truth that altering biological sex is impossibly dangerous while acceptance of one’s sex leads to flourishing.”
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Not enough. Should have been at least 10x the amount he got especially when you factor in the lawyers cut.
Attorney fees were a separate part of the settlement.
“damages and attorneys fees” implies that the 1.6 was a lump sum. We don’t get to know how it was divided.
“This type of story always brings me back to Megyn Kelly saying that the courts would be the way to stop this madness.”
No, it just displaces the madness into different courts.
This is like believing that casinos are the way to fund your retirement.
It’s possible with luck, but not statistically prudent.
courtesy of the tax payers
So who got fired by UL, besides the Plaintiff?