Professor Ousted After Praising Hitler Loses Free Speech Suit

The New Jersey Institute of Technology defeated a former philosophy lecturer’s lawsuit over the school’s decision to not renew his contract after a New York Times article exposed his “alt-right” views.

Public employers can restrict the speech of employees without violating the First Amendment where doing so is necessary to maintain effective and efficient operations, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey said. Evidence showed Jason Jorjani’s speech, which included praising Adolf Hitler as a “great European leader” and linking IQ to race, disrupted and was likely to continue disrupting the university’s administration and interfere with ...