John R. Hildebrand v. Board of Trustees of Michigan State University

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff John R. Hildebrand was denied tenure at Michigan State University in 1968. Since then, he has tried to reverse his denial of tenure in a variety of forums. The plaintiff claimed that he was denied tenure in retaliation for the exercise of his first amendment rights. The jury below agreed with his claims. The district court overturned the jury’s decision and entered judgment in favor of the defendant University. We affirm.

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This case is before us for the second time. In the initial appeal, we reversed and remanded because of procedural errors. Hildebrand v. Board…