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US Court rejects claims of Turkish Coalition of America
news.am
May 05, 2012 | 23:56
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Minnesota University
in a closely watched case involving First Amendment and academic
freedom claims.
The plaintiff in the case, Turkish Coalition of America, claimed that
statements on a university department website that suggested that the
Turkish Coalition's information about the Armenian Genocide was
`unreliable' violated its free speech rights and were defamatory.
Earlier U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank dismissed a lawsuit
filed by the Turkish Coalition of America against the University of
Minnesota.
The Court of Appeals found that the Turkish Coalition's defamation
claims failed because the university faculty's statements were either
true or were statements of opinion, which cannot support a defamation
claim, says the statement posted on university's website.
The case has been watched closely by scholars around the United States
and the world because of its implications for principles of academic
freedom.
news.am
May 05, 2012 | 23:56
The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Minnesota University
in a closely watched case involving First Amendment and academic
freedom claims.
The plaintiff in the case, Turkish Coalition of America, claimed that
statements on a university department website that suggested that the
Turkish Coalition's information about the Armenian Genocide was
`unreliable' violated its free speech rights and were defamatory.
Earlier U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank dismissed a lawsuit
filed by the Turkish Coalition of America against the University of
Minnesota.
The Court of Appeals found that the Turkish Coalition's defamation
claims failed because the university faculty's statements were either
true or were statements of opinion, which cannot support a defamation
claim, says the statement posted on university's website.
The case has been watched closely by scholars around the United States
and the world because of its implications for principles of academic
freedom.