“...when they found something that led to his firing, that was of his own doing...”
If so, then the veredict sets the mood against reinstating him, right? Does it say somehow that his firing was actually rightful?
I think the judge will be hard-pressed to reinstate him. But that’s just my opinion. The faculty board found against him, so there were obviously professional faults besides the free speech issue.
I haven’t seen the jury instructions posted anywhere, so I’m not totally sure as to the exact findings.