| − | Churchill was fired by the University of Colorado on July 24, 2007.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290642,00.html</ref> Churchill then filed a lawsuit, claiming the university violated his right to [[free speech]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290961,00.html</ref> In a [[Fox News]] interview with University of Colorado President Hank Brown, Mr. Brown defended Ward Churchill's firing.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291101,00.html]</ref> [[Bill O'Reilly]] says "the freedom of speech issue is bogus. It's all about performance. If a ball player can't catch the ball, he's fired. If a teacher can't reason, he should be fired as well." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/video2/launchPage.html?072507/072507_views_oreilly&Talking Points: 7/25&OReilly_Factor_Talking_Points&The demise of Ward Churchill�&Bill O'Reilly&-1& <br />Talking Points: 7/25&Video Launch Page&Opinion ''Fox News Video'']</ref> | + | Churchill was fired by the University of Colorado on July 24, 2007.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290642,00.html</ref> Churchill then filed a lawsuit, claiming the university violated his right to [[free speech]].<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290961,00.html</ref> In a [[Fox News]] interview with University of Colorado President Hank Brown, Mr. Brown defended Ward Churchill's firing.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291101,00.html]</ref> [[Bill O'Reilly]] says "the freedom of speech issue is bogus. It's all about performance. If a ball player can't catch the ball, he's fired. If a teacher can't reason, he should be fired as well." <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/video2/launchPage.html?072507/072507_views_oreilly&Talking Points: 7/25&OReilly_Factor_Talking_Points&The demise of Ward Churchill�&Bill O'Reilly&-1& <br />Talking Points: 7/25&Video Launch Page&Opinion ''Fox News Video'']</ref> |
| − | Churchill in 2009 won his lawsuit against the University and was awarded $1, but the judge refused to order his reinstatement as a professor. Churchill remains unrepentant, unscholarly and unemployed.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,530440,00.html?test=latestnews Judge says decision by the university's governing Board of Regents "occurred with sufficient procedural protections]</ref> | + | Churchill in 2009 won his lawsuit against the University and was awarded $1, but the judge refused to order his reinstatement as a professor. Churchill remains unrepentant, unscholarly and unemployed.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,530440,00.html?test=latestnews Judge says decision by the university's governing Board of Regents "occurred with sufficient procedural protections]</ref> |