Legal Opinion
Salaita v. Kennedy
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 6, 2015No. Case No. 15 C 924PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Harry D. Leinenweber, Judge, United States District Court
Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Steven Salaita’s Complaint for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) [ECF No. 32]. For the reasons stated herein, the Motion is granted to the extent that Counts VI, VII, VIII, and IX are dismissed with prejudice, and denied as to the rest.
I. BACKGROUND. This case involves Dr. Steven Salaita’s employment status with the University of Illinois following controversial statements he made via Twitter. The following facts are culled from the…
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