May 11, 2007

Judge Throws Out Claim of Liberal Bias at Temple U.

By JOHN GRAVOIS

Federal court decision is a setback for conservative critics of academe

After hearing a day and a half of testimony, a federal judge late last month abruptly dismissed a lawsuit brought against Temple University by a former student who alleged that his professors had retaliated against him for his political views.

The student, Christian M. DeJohn, sued the university and two of his professors in February 2006, contending that the professors had thwarted his efforts to finish a

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