Tarleton State University v. Rosiere

DICKENSON, Justice.

After Randy E. Rosiere was denied tenure, he sued: Tarleton State University (TSU), his former employer; Barry B. Thompson, individually and as president of TSU; and Johnny M. Johnson, vice-president for student services at TSU. Rosiere alleged that he was denied tenure because he exercised his first amendment right to free speech 1 when he spoke out against the president’s proposal to sell a ranch which belonged to the university. The jury found that TSU and Thompson arbitrarily denied appellee’s application for tenure, that Thompson intentionally inflicted emotional…