Purdue University Calumet: First Amendment Violations Against Professor Who Criticized Muslims

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After investigating nine complaints of harassment and discrimination against Professor Maurice Eisenstein, Purdue University Calumet dismissed all of them. Among other comments on his personal Facebook page, Eisenstein had criticized "‘moderate' Muslims" who he believed had not condemned violence after an attack by "a radical Muslim group" killed Christians in Nigeria. Although Eisenstein was cleared of all of the charges after intervention from FIREin January 2012, he was found guilty of "retaliation" due to other protected comments. He filed a lawsuit in May 2012.

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