July 07, 2009 09:53 PM UTC

BREAKING: Churchill Denied Reinstatement

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• by: redstateblues

From 9 News:

DENVER – Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill’s request for reinstatement has been denied in Denver District Court. Front pay has also been deemed inappropriate in the case.

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In April, a Denver jury agreed with Churchill’s premise that he was illegally fired, but it stopped far short of awarding Churchill a high dollar figure. Instead it awarded Churchill $1.

Last week, Lane and Churchill were back in Judge Naves’ courtroom arguing that their legal victory in April was enough for the judge to order reinstatement. Calling CU leaders, “constitutional law violators,” Lane told Naves he had essentially no other choice but to reinstate the embattled professor.

CU’s lead attorney Patrick O’Rourke argued that the $1 judgement in April should, in essence, speak for itself. O’Rourke suggested that reinstating Churchill would further damage the university’s reputation.

Somewhere out there, Bill Owens just did a backflip.