Court Finds No Free-Speech Protection for College Administrator's Complaint

A federal appeals court in Atlanta has ruled that a former vice president at Miami Dade College, who was dismissed after complaining about potentially illegal and unethical behaviors, cannot sue the college's president on free-speech grounds. Some higher-education experts have warned that the decision could have a chilling effect on free speech and make it harder for university lawyers and officials to do their jobs.

The decision, made in April by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court

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