Judge: CU Does Not Have To Reinstate Churchill (Ward Churchill GONE!)

7 news ^ | July 7, 2009 | Tyler Lopez

[Mount Athos]

Boulder learning will go on without Ward Churchill.

On Tuesday Judge Larry Naves granted CU's and the Board of Regent's motion for judgement as a matter of law that the Board of Regents is immune from being sued and vacates the jury verdict from April of this year.

Naves also denied Churchill's motion for reinstatement of employment as well as any "front" pay.

He essentially got nothing.

"We are very gratified with the decision," said Bronson Hilliard, spokesman for CU Boulder.

The ethnic studies professor had sued the University of Colorado in an attempt to regain his teaching post.

Churchill was fired in 2007, following a two year investigation into allegations Churchill fabricated some of his scholarly publications.

But a Denver jury in April of 2009 ruled the school had only fired him after controversy erupted surrounding an essay he'd written in September , 2001, comparing the 9-11 victims of terrorism to a Nazi leader.

That ruling included only a symbolic damage award of $ 1.

In court last week, Churchill testified before Chief Denver District Court Judge Larry Naves that money was not his motivation for this lawsuit.

Today, Naves ruled "because quasi-judicial immunity was a 'defense that would have been applicable to any of its officials or employees' it is a defense available to the University and the Board of Regents. In this case, it is clear that the Board of Regents performed a quasi-judicial function and acted in a quasi-judicial capacity when it heard Professor Churchill’s case and terminated his employment," Naves wrote. "Based on the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants are GRANTED quasi-judicial immunity as a matter of law from Professor Churchill’s Second Claim for Relief. As a result, the jury’s verdict in this matter is hereby VACATED, and judgment is hereby entered in favor of Defendants on Professor Churchill’s Second Claim for Relief."

[Tamar1973]

Na na na na, Na na na na, hey, hey, hey, Goodbye! : )

[HiTech RedNeck]

A worm gets his.

[xcamel]

‘bout friggin time...

[DoughtyOne]

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[freespirited]

I would have predicted this but felt that in Boulder, any insanity is possible.

I will sleep better tonight knowing that this judge struck a blow for sanity.

[fish hawk]

Mango Margaritas at sunset for me this evening. As being a “real” Indian, that fake artist, writer, Indian, really pissed me off.

[MplsSteve]

The University of Colorado’s gain is gonna be some other institution’s loss.

In spite of the baggage he’d bring to a new educational institution, I have no doubt that he’ll re-surface somewhere else and resume spewing the same crap.

Who wants to take bets as to where?

Columbia? The University of Minnesota? Duke? UC-Berkeley?

[DoughtyOne]

Second verse, same as the first...

Nana na na, nana na na, hey, heeey, Gooood byeaeye...

Yeah!

[listenhillary]

I hope he borrowed thousands of dollars from friends telling them that his back pay and reinstatement was a done deal.

[jazusamo]

OUTSTANDING!

[Ben Mugged]

Gríma Wormtongue gets his comeuppance.

[piperpilot]

Finally some good news today.

[listenhillary]

Look for Obama to find a position for him. Indian plagiarist Czar or something.

[Miss Behave]

Look on the bright-side Ward—there's always the Dollar Menu at Micky D's.

[WayneS]

What a horrible tragedy...

...I am, of course, referring to the fact that SOME lib-tard “University”, SOMEWHERE, is no doubt chomping at the bit to give this worthless sack of shiite both a job AND tenure.

[evets]

........................................................................................................GET A JOB!

[bvw]

I like the ruling.

Naves ruled "because quasi-judicial immunity was a 'defense that would have been applicable to any of its officials or employees' it is a defense available to the University and the Board of Regents. In this case, it is clear that the Board of Regents performed a quasi-judicial function and acted in a quasi-judicial capacity when it heard Professor Churchill’s case and terminated his employment," Naves wrote. "Based on the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants are GRANTED quasi-judicial immunity as a matter of law from Professor Churchill’s Second Claim for Relief. As a result, the jury’s verdict in this matter is hereby VACATED, and judgment is hereby entered in favor of Defendants on Professor Churchill’s Second Claim for Relief."

It says that some judgments are not reviewable. It is the endless and expensive rounds of second-guessing that melt any public board into heaps of quivering poo.

Men and women in authority have to be allowed that authority, in full, not-reviewable, in order for society to start acting responsible again.

[WayneS]

Good point.

I’m told that position in his administartion isn’t filled yet.

[businessprofessor]

Unfortunately, poverty is not on the menu for Churchill unless he has large legal fees. He has a very good pension and many speaking engagements paid by leftist groups and universities. I doubt that any university will touch him because of the academic misconduct allegations. His fake Indian scheme has been blown also.